Multiple choice general knowledge

What are the main components of the skin’s cooling system?

  1. Sweat glands and hair follicles

  2. Hair follicles and apocrine glands.

  3. Sweat glands and blood vessels.

  4. None of the Above.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The skin cools the body primarily through two mechanisms: sweat glands produce sweat that evaporates from the surface, and blood vessels near the skin dilate to radiate heat away from the body. Hair follicles are involved in temperature regulation (goosebumps) but are not part of the main cooling system.

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