Which Statement Is Correct

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which statement is correct?

• A) In a cold environment, the body will gain heat by conduction, convection, radiation, and evaporation.
• B) In a hot environment when the temperature of the environment exceeds that of the skin surface, convection is the only means for the body to lose heat.
• C) The temperature control centers in the hypothalamus receive afferent input from peripheral thermoreceptors in the skin and central thermoreceptors in the hypothalamus and internal organs.
• D) All of these.
• E) In a hot environment when the temperature of the environment exceeds that of the skin surface, convection is the only means for the body to lose heat; and the temperature control centers in the hypothalamus receive afferent input from peripheral thermoreceptors in the skin and central thermoreceptors in the hypothalamus and internal organs.