Multiple choice

Profuse sweating takes place during heavy muscular exercise. The reason is _________.

  1. to excrete excessive amount of sodium chloride

  2. to eliminate excessive lactic acid produced due to anaerobic metabolism

  3. to regulate the temperature of the body

  4. all of these

  5. none of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

All the above reasons are correct. Profuse sweating takes place during heavy muscular exercise, to excrete excessive amount of sodium chloride, to eliminate excessive lactic acid produced due to anaerobic metabolism and to regulate the temperature of the body.

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