Hot Deserts

Digestive System

• High temperatures cause heat stroke

• Dehydration

• Digestive Complications

• Stomach cramps

Cardiovascular System

• Desert Temperature is 137 degrees (F)

• Human body temperature is 98.6 degrees (F)

• Causes the heart to become overworked and heated

• Causes the blood pressure to lower

Muscular and Nervous Systems

• Muscles stop working

• Muscle soreness

• Brain becomes delirious

Water

• Water is essential for human beings in this type of environment

• Helps prevent dehydration

• Helps prevent heat stroke

• Helps prevent muscle soreness

• Helps prevent digestive complications

Homeostasis

• The human body helps maintain homeostasis by sweating

• It is possible to lose up to five pints of moist in one hour

• Even up to 21 pints per day