PATHOLOGY MCQ
NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Sweating is the stimuli, heat is the response
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Heat is the stimuli, sweating is the response
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Its main function is to control body temperature. As the water in the sweat evaporates, the surface of the skin cools. An additional function of sweat is to help with gripping, by slightly moistening the palms.
Detailed explanation-2: -’By regularly being in hot environments or making considerable efforts, you can triple your sweat capacity from an average of one litre per hour to three. Exercising intensively or regularly exposing yourself to heat will lead you to not only develop more sweat glands, but for them to grow larger.
Detailed explanation-3: -As soon as your body’s internal temperature starts rising, your hypothalamus (a small region in your brain) tells eccrine sweat glands distributed all over your body that it’s time to start cooling you down by producing sweat.