Anhidrosis causes a person to not sweat. This person then builds up a lot of heat. What special property of water is responsible for cooling someone down due to sweating?

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Q: Watch this video (http://openstaxcollege.org/l/altitude) to see a demonstration of the effect…

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Q: If a person loses 1500 ml of salt rich sweat and drinks 1000 ml of water during the same time…

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Q: What would be Wrong with a set point (say For body temperature) rather than a workin 2 range of…

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Q: What is the pH of these body fluids? 1. Ions 2. Electrolytes 3. pH 4. Acid 5. Base 6. Buffer

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Q: The skin helps regulate body temperature by evaporation of water from the skin. Why do you feel…

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Q: Make a claim as to whether you think Derrick is suffering from serious dehydration? Back it up with…

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