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Question 18

Thermoregulation is an important homeostatic process in the human body. The diagram below shows a simplified cross-section of human skin, focusing on the blood vessels in the dermis.

A simplified cross-section of human skin with blood vessels. Arteriole A on the left branches into capillary loops near the skin's surface and a shunt vessel deeper in the dermis, which then connects to a venule.

Explain how blood vessel A is involved in thermoregulation when core body temperature falls.

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