A Volunteer at the Senior Center Asks the Visiting Nurse

question 8

Multiple Choice

A volunteer at the senior center asks the visiting nurse why the senior citizens always seem to be complaining about temperatures.The nurse's best response is that older people have a diminished ability to regulate body temperature because of

• A) active sweat glands.
• B) increased circulation.
• C) peripheral vasoconstriction.
• D) slower metabolic rates.

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Neurophysiological Changes

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