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Increases its evaporative heat loss.
Decreases its metabolic heat production.
Increases its body temperature to match the environmental temperature.
Increases its vasodilation in blood vessels near the skin.
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An increase in blood sugar increases the secretion of a hormone that stores sugar as glycogen.
A decrease in blood sugar increases the secretion of a hormone that converts glycogen to glucose.
A nursing infant's sucking increases the secretion of a milk-releasing hormone in the mother.
An increase in calcium concentration increases the secretion of a hormone that stores calcium in bone.
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Growth of hair
Reduced metabolic rate
Sweating
A change in thermostat "set-point"
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The core body temperature of a runner rises gradually from 37°C to 45°C.
The kidneys excrete salt into the urine when dietary salt levels rise.
A blood cell shrinks when placed in a solution of salt and water.
The blood pressure increases in response to an increase in blood volume.
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