Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337408332
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 40, Problem 14SQ
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Introduction: Sweating is the main mechanism of cooling in large hoofed mammals and in primates including humans. Sweat glands are exocrine glands that release water and solutes through a pore at the skin’s surface. Evaporation of the water in sweat cools the skin. Humans have a denser array of sweat glands than other primates. A thick coat of hair slows evaporative cooling and insulates the body, thus reducing the heat lost by convection. Humans have sparse body hair that helps in more sweating.
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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