The Major Means of Decreasing Heat Loss in Response to a Cold

question 14

Multiple Choice

The major means of decreasing heat loss in response to a cold environmental temperature is

• A) skin vasoconstriction
• B) skin vasodilation
• C) increasing the temperature gradient between the skin and environment
• D) formation of "goose bumps"
• E) shivering

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Dot Operator

A symbol used in programming languages like C++ and Python for accessing attributes or methods of an object.

Indirection Operator

In programming, specifically C and C++, it is the asterisk (*) used to dereference a pointer, giving access to the value stored at the pointer's address.

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