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.
When the hypothalamus, which is the part of your brain that controls body temperature, realises that something is out of whack - for example if we get too hot - it automatically triggers processes that are designed to restore us to 37 Â°C: 1  Or body hair lies flat to try and let more heat out;