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1

An individual is in an environment of a temperature of 47°C. What is the mechanism of heat loss?

AConduction

BRadiation

CSweating

DConvection

2

The first physiological response to high environmental temperature is:

ASweating

BDecrease heat production

CVasodilatation

DNon-shivering thermogenesis

3

Hormonal secretions are tightly controlled by the time of day due to an inbuilt biological clock in human body. This rhythmic secretion is controlled by:

AVentrolateral nucleus

BSupraoptic nucleus

CSuprachiasmatic nucleus

DPosterolateral nucleus

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