KROK 1 2021 – Question 111 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
What compensatory response occurs in the human body when external temperature significantly rises?
- A. Dilation of the visceral blood vessels
- B. Decreased perspiration
- C. Increased muscle tone
- D. Peripheral vasoconstriction
- E. Dilation of the cutaneous blood vessels
Hint
In the heat the body must increase loss of heat to the environment; think how the skin circulation and sweat glands respond.
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