BIOLOGY
HORMONES
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Question
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High body temperature in humans is regulated by all these except
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sweating
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falling of skin hairs
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vasodilation
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vasoconstriction
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Cutaneous vasoconstriction decreases skin blood flow and lowers skin temperature, thereby reducing the skin-to-air temperature gradient and the potential for heat transfer to the environment.
Detailed explanation-2: -The hypothalamus helps keep the body’s internal functions in balance. It helps regulate: Appetite and weight. Body temperature.
Detailed explanation-3: -When the environment is not thermoneutral, the body uses four mechanisms of heat exchange to maintain homeostasis: conduction, convection, radiation, and evaporation.
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