Susan slipped on the ice and was unable to be fully mobile for several days. What disruption to homeostasis would you predict she experienced during her immobile period in terms of her muscular system?
A.
Susan's metabolic rate was raised and it initiated sweating.
B.
Susan was more cold than usual because her inactivity prevented her muscles from helping to regulate her body temperature.
C.
Susan's uninjured muscles overcompensate for the inactive ones by contracting spontaneously.
B
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