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-If a person's body temperature gets too high, the body will respond by decreasing its temperature to restorehomeostasis. What are some of the body's homeostatic responses to decrease body temperature? (Figure 1-9)
A) blood vessels constrict, sweating increases
B) blood vessels are not affected but sweating decreases
C) blood vessels dilate, sweating increases
D) shivering increases
E) sweating decreases, shivering increases

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When the body temperature gets too high, the body responds by dilating blood vessels to increase blood flow to the skin's surface, allowing heat to be lost through radiation, convection, and conduction. This response is called vasodilation. Additionally, the body increases sweating to help cool down. As sweat evaporates from the skin's surface, it takes heat with it, which helps the body to decrease its temperature.