EPITHELIUM CONNECTIVE TISSUE SKIN
INTEGUMENT
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Question
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____ along with sweating, is involved in cooling down the body.
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Vasoconstriction
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Vasodilation
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The process involves the narrowing of blood vessels at the skin surface to reduce heat loss through the surface of the skin. Vasodilation is a response to being too hot. The process includes the widening of blood vessels at the skin surface to increase heat loss through the surface of the skin.
Detailed explanation-2: -The sweat evaporates, transferring heat energy from the skin to the environment. Blood vessels leading to the skin capillaries become wider-they dilate-allowing more blood to flow through the skin and more heat to be lost to the environment. This is called vasodilation .
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