If a person's body temperature gets too high, the body will respond by decreasing its temperature to restore homeostasis. What are some of the body's homeostatic responses to decrease body temperature? (

a. blood vessels constrict, sweating increases
b. blood vessels are not affected but sweating decreases
c. sweating decreases, shivering increases
d. shivering increases
e. blood vessels dilate, sweating increases


Ans: e. blood vessels dilate, sweating increases

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