Nonshivering thermogenesis in adults is due to:: (A) Thyroid hormone, (B) Brown fat between the shoulders, (C) Noradrenaline, (D) Muscle metabolism
Answer is A. Thyroid hormone Increases the BMR which is responsible for Non-shivering thermogenesis in adults. In children & Infants Brown fat is responsible for thermogenesis. Shivering thermogenesis is by muscle metabolism, heat is produced by muscle contraction.