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2. Extremely low body temperature resulting from prolonged exposure to cold is;

  • isothermia
  • hypothermia
  • normothermia
  • hyperthermia

3. Which of the following is a heat loss mechanism?

  • shivering
  • vasoconstriction
  • sweating
  • increasing clothing layers

4. Which of the following is a heat gain mechanism?

  • vasodilation
  • shivering
  • reducing clothing layers
  • sweating

5. The thermostatic control centre for the body is located in

  • hypothalamus
  • brain stem
  • thalamus
  • cerebral cortex

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