The temperature yesterday was an uncomfortable 98° F. You unwisely chose to play tennis at noon, counting on your body's internal defenses to protect you against heat exhaustion. How did your body respond to this distress?
What will be an ideal response?
The thermoreceptors in the skin sense the temperature change, and the body responded by stimulating sweat glands. Their watery products evaporated at the skin surface and cooled the body. Blood vessels in the dermis also responded to neural stimulation by dilating and releasing heat to the exterior.
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a. milk b. pure water c. bleach d. sea water e. orange
Diuresis is stimulated by atrial natriuretic peptide.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
How does the ancestral locomotor system of tetrapods interfere with respiration?
What will be an ideal response?
When the renal tubules secrete hydrogen ions into the tubular fluid, they ________ at the same time.
A. reabsorb sodium B. reabsorb potassium C. secrete sodium D. secrete potassium E. secrete chloride