An Overheated and Sick Dog in a Hot Environment Will

question 16

Multiple Choice

An overheated and sick dog in a hot environment will have an impaired thermoregulatory response when its

• A)evaporative heat loss increases.
• B)metabolic heat production decreases.
• C)body temperature increases to match the environmental temperature.
• D)blood vessels near its skin increase vasoconstriction.
• E)behavioural response takes it to a cooler location.

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