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What is vasodilation?
What is vasodilation?
- Contraction of blood vessels in the skin reducing blood supply
- Process of cooling down the body temperature
- Narrowing of blood vessels causing reduction in blood supply to the skin
- Dilation of blood vessels in the skin leading to increased blood supply (correct)
How does vasoconstriction contribute to body temperature regulation?
How does vasoconstriction contribute to body temperature regulation?
- It has no impact on body temperature regulation
- It reduces blood supply to the skin, conserving heat in the body (correct)
- It increases blood supply to the skin, releasing heat from the body
- It dilates blood vessels, leading to cooling down of the body
Which process leads to a decrease in blood supply to the skin?
Which process leads to a decrease in blood supply to the skin?
- Vasodilation
- Sweating
- Vasoconstriction (correct)
- Thermoregulation
