GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM

INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM MISCELLENOUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does perspiration mean?
A
to sweat
B
to shiver
C
to pass out
D
to breathe
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -’Sweat’ for example, need not be bound to the process of excreting, or breathing, moisture through the pores of the skin, as ‘perspire’ is; it applies more broadly to moisture that forms even on impermeable surfaces. Hence, ‘The chilled glasses were streaked in sweat’.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hint: Sweating also known as perspiration or diaphoresis is the result of thermoregulation by the hypothalamus. They are released by sweat glands which are present in the body.

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