title: Human males and females body thermoregulation: perfusion effect analysis.
abstract: Skin temperature is a common physiological parameter that reflects thermal responses. Blood perfusion is an important part of the physiological processes that the human body undergoes in order to maintain homeostasis. This study focuses on the effect of perfusion on the temperature distribution in human males and females body in different thermal environment. The study has been carried out for one dimensional steady cases using finite element method. The input parameter of the model is the blood perfusion or volumetric flow rate within the tissue. The appropriate physical and physiological parameters together with suitable boundary conditions that affect the heat regulations have been incorporated in the model. The study is to have a better understanding that how does thermoregulation change in human males and females skin layered due to perfusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Natural Sciences (Mathematics), School of Science, Kathmandu University, Nepal. Electronic address: saraswati_acharya2000@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Saraswati
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.affiliation: Sagar Institute of Research and Technology, Bhopal, India.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Gurung
authors.affiliation: Department of Natural Sciences (Mathematics), School of Science, Kathmandu University, Nepal; Sagar Institute of Research and Technology, Bhopal, India.
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Saxena
mesh_terms: D001775:Blood Circulation; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D020342:Finite Element Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D012737:Sex Factors
keywords: Finite element method; Homeostasis; Pennes bio-heat equation