The temperature at the centre or thickest part of a piece of food.
internal or deep body temperature monitored by cells in the hypothalamus, as opposed to shell, or peripheral, temperature which is registered by that layer of insulation provided by the skin, subcutaneous tissues and superficial portions of the muscle masses.
Core temperature is the operating temperature of an organism, specifically in deep structures of the body such as the liver, in comparison to temperatures of peripheral tissues. Temperature control (thermoregulation) is part of a homeostatic mechanism designed to keep the organism at optimum operating temperature, as it affects the rate of chemical reactions. In humans this optimum temperature is .