Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 38

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions :
Predict the probable metabolic response of a mam­mal exposed to a 3°-5°C environmental temperature change from the list below.
-The environmental temperature begins at the upper critical temperature and increases above that point.

• A) Increased metabolic rate
• B) Decreased metabolic rate
• C) No change in metabolic rate
• D) Death

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Definitions:

Central Nervous System

The part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord, responsible for processing and transmitting information.

Sensory Neurons

Nerve cells responsible for converting external stimuli from the environment into internal electrical impulses for the brain to interpret.

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells that transmit electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body to other neurons, muscles, or glands.

Reflex Pathways

The neural circuits involved in involuntary responses to certain stimuli, enabling rapid reactions without conscious brain involvement.