When people experience conditions of high environmental temperatures and humidity,
A)even if they do not overexert they will have sore muscles and feel tired.
B)they can become hydrated from absorbing water vapor from the air.
C)their bodies are cooled primarily by the merocrine sweat glands.
D)they feel increasingly energetic as their skin surface becomes warmer.
E)None of the answers are correct.

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In conditions of high environmental temperatures and humidity, the body cools itself primarily through merocrine sweat glands, which release sweat onto the skin surface where it evaporates and removes heat from the body. Sore muscles and fatigue are more likely to result from overexertion in the heat, and absorbing water vapor from the air is not an effective way to hydrate the body. Feeling energetic as the skin surface becomes warmer is also not a common response to heat and humidity.

When People Experience Conditions of High Environmental Temperatures and Humidity