What Will Happen to a Person That Is Exposed to an Exogenous

question 141

Multiple Choice

What will happen to a person that is exposed to an exogenous pyrogen?

• A) This person will become hypothermic at room temperature.
• B) This person will start a hibernation sequence similar to that seen in large bears.
• C) This person will become a heterotherm rather than a homotherm.
• D) This person will have a lower hypothalamic temperature set point.
• E) This person will run a fever.

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