COMLEX Osteopathic Medicine

Category - Thermoregulation

One of the reasons for Emily’s red skin is:
  1. Vasodilation
  2. Pooling of blood near the skin
  3. Both A and B
  4. Neither A nor B
Explanation
Answer - A - When stress acts upon the body, it causes an increase in basal metabolic rate and temperature. The body reacts by causing vasodilation, which causes a pooling of blood in the capillaries of the skin’s surface. This increases the process of sweating in an attempt to cool the body.
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