KROK 1 2017 – Question 149 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
In hot weather ventilators are often used to normalize the microclimate in the heated rooms. It leads to intensified heat transfer from the human body by means of:
- A. Radiation
- B. Conduction and convection
- C. Convection
- D. Conduction
- E. Evaporation
Hint
Think about what a fan physically changes next to the skin and which route of heat loss depends on that change.
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