The skin plays a role in regulating body temperature by 

A. dilating or constricting blood vessels in the skin.
B. stimulating the hypothalamus.
C. eliminating wastes.
D. retaining fluids.


A. dilating or constricting blood vessels in the skin.

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A. A Mallory-Weiss tear B. A Mackler tear C. Hamman's syndrome D. Boerhaave syndrome

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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