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Homeostasis and thermoregulation

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Question 19

A student in an environmental chamber has their core body temperature monitored while cutaneous blood flow is recorded. The diagram below illustrates the two microcirculation patterns observed in their skin:

Skin microcirculation during thermoregulation

Which of the following options correctly describes the homeostatic trigger, the muscle states, and the coordinating centre associated with Condition X?

Trigger: Core temperature rises (>37∘C> 37^\circ\text{C}>37∘C)
Arteriole smooth muscle: Relaxed
Shunt vessel smooth muscle: Contracted
Coordinating centre: Hypothalamus

Trigger: Core temperature drops (<37∘C< 37^\circ\text{C}<37∘C)
Arteriole smooth muscle: Contracted
Shunt vessel smooth muscle: Relaxed
Coordinating centre: Hypothalamus

Trigger: Core temperature rises (>37∘C> 37^\circ\text{C}>37∘C)
Arteriole smooth muscle: Contracted
Shunt vessel smooth muscle: Relaxed
Coordinating centre: Medulla oblongata

Trigger: Core temperature drops (<37∘C< 37^\circ\text{C}<37∘C)
Arteriole smooth muscle: Relaxed
Shunt vessel smooth muscle: Contracted
Coordinating centre: Cerebellum

Homeostasis and thermoregulation Questions

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