GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM

INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM MISCELLENOUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Move water to the surface of the skin to help cool the body.
A
Blood vessels
B
Nerves
C
Oil glands
D
Sweat glands
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When the body temperature rises, the sympathetic nervous system stimulates the eccrine sweat glands to secrete water to the skin surface, where it cools the body by evaporation. Thus, eccrine sweat is an important mechanism for temperature control.

Detailed explanation-2: -The body water has an important role as a thermoregulator, regulating the overall body temperature by helping dissipate heat. If the body becomes too hot, water is lost through sweat and the evaporation of this sweat from the skin surface removes heat from the body.

Detailed explanation-3: -The water on your skin evaporates into the air around it. It is the process of evaporation that creates cooler temperatures for your skin because of the endothermic process pulling the heat from the surrounding air to complete the evaporation process.

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