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Human Variation Final
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 3
12/06/2013

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heat illness
Definition
heat cramps, heat stroke, and heat exhaustion
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heat acclimatization
Definition
sweating and vasodilation of the blood vessels at the surface of the skin
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cold acclimatization
Definition
behavioral responses (put on more clothes) and physiological response (vasoconstriction)
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hypothermia
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normal body temperature
Definition
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hypothalamus
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most significant effect of cold exposure
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problems with mouth breathing
Definition
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cause of variation of rates of heat loss
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