What Is Lithotripsy? Lithotripsy is a medical procedure used to treat certain types of kidney stones and stones in other organs, such as the gallbladder or the liver. Kidney stones occur when minerals and other substances in the blood crystallize in the kidneys, forming solid masses (stones).
Body temperature is regulated by the hypothalamus, a small but vital region of the brain situated below the two thalami and above the pituitary gland. Hypothalamus, part of the brain, important in regulating the internal activities of the body.
How our body maintains a constant temperature. Temperature receptors in the skin detect changes in the external temperature. They pass this information to the processing centre in the brain, called the hypothalamus. The processing centre also has temperature receptors to detect changes in the temperature of the blood. The processing centre automatically triggers changes to the effectors to ensure our body temperature remains constant, at 37Â°C. The effectors are sweat glands and muscles.