KROK 1 2020 – Question 132 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
What compensatory response occurs in the human body, when external temperature significantly rises?
- A. Peripheral vasoconstriction
- B. Decreased perspiration
- C. Dilation of the cutaneous blood vessels
- D. Dilation of the visceral blood vessels
- E. Increased muscle tone
Hint
For each response, ask whether it increases or decreases the loss of heat from the body, then choose the one that works against overheating.
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