If Your Body Is Healthy and the Functions Maintaining Homeostasis

question 33

Multiple Choice

If your body is healthy and the functions maintaining homeostasis are working correctly, how can a person get heat stroke?

• A) They're overweight and thus have too large a surface area to allow sufficient heat loss.
• B) They're out of shape, so they sweat too much.
• C) Conditions are such that the body heats up faster than its cooling effectors can cool it down.
• D) They lose too many salts in sweat.
• E) The environment may be very dry, leading to excessive evaporation.

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