Conservation of Energy





                                                 It should come as no suprise that even body has conservation of energy.  Since energy is always conserved this is kinda a given.
                                                 However, it may not be so apparent in all the ways that this happens, so thus this page is being written.
 
                                                 The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy can change form, such as chemical energy to kinetic energy, but energy
                                                 can neither be created nor destroyed.  The body has several ways of converting energy.  From transfering the potential energy
                                                 from food in to chemical energy on the molecular level, our bodies then change that energy in to kinetic energy when we move. 
                                                 This in turn is transfered into heat.  Our blood never stops moving and our hearts never stop beating so there is always some
                                                 energy being used and converted in one form to another. 
        
                                                 While our bodies may be making heat by the transfer of energy, we may very easily become to hot.  Our bodies also have ways of
                                                 keeping us cool and at the ideal 98.6 degrees that is required for our normal body function. To transfer this energy we use, radiation,
                                                 conduction and convection.  The body uses many neuralogical pathways to keep its temperature regulated however, that is also something
                                                 that I will not be discussing here.










                                                 
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