Which statement is correct?
a. In a cold environment, the body gains heat by conduction, convection, radiation, and evaporation.
b. In a hot environment when the temperature of the environment exceeds that of the skin surface, convection is the only means for the body to lose heat.
c. Temperature control centers in the hypothalamus receive input from peripheral thermoreceptors in the skin and central thermoreceptors in the hypothalamus and internal organs.
d. All of the above
e. Only b and c
C
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