Which receptors of the sympathetic nervous system regulate heat loss through the skin?
A)Cholinergic
B)b-Adrenergic
C)a-Adrenergic
D)Anticholinergic

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Heat loss can be regulated by varying blood flow through the skin by opening and closing the arteriovenous anastomoses in conjunction with evaporative heat loss of sweat. The sympathetic nervous system regulates vasoconstriction and vasodilation through a-adrenergic receptors only.

Which Receptors of the Sympathetic Nervous System Regulate Heat Loss