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One response to increased internal body temperature is an increase in blood flow to the skin due to the ______ of dermal blood vessels.Multiple choice question.vasoconstrictionvasodilation

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One response to increased internal body temperature is an increase in blood flow to the skin due to the ______ of dermal blood vessels.Multiple choice question.vasoconstrictionvasodilation

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The correct answer is vasodilation. When the body's internal temperature increases, the body responds by increasing blood flow to the skin. This is achieved through the process of vasodilation, where the dermal blood vessels expand or dilate. This allows more blood to flow through these vessels and helps to dissipate the heat from the body to the environment, thus helping to cool the body down. On the other hand, vasoconstriction is the narrowing of blood vessels, which reduces blood flow and is typically a response to cold temperatures.

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Name the process involved in the maintenance of constant body temperature that causes an increased blood flow to the capillaries close to the surface of the skin by increasing the diameter of the arterioles that supply them.

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