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← Nature & AnimalsWhich outcome occurs when the rete mirabile experiences unrestricted vasodilation in arctic mammals?
A)Decreased oxygen supply to brain
B)Increased core body temperature loss✓
C)Reduced muscle glucose metabolism
D)Enhanced extremity nerve firings
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Vasodilation within the rete mirabile facilitates heat transfer to cold venous blood returning from the periphery; because countercurrent exchange is bypassed, increased heat disperses. Core temperature falls therefore, rather than conserving heat caused by minimizing arteriovenous exchange.
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