A Volunteer at the Senior Center Asks the Visiting Nurse

A volunteer at the senior center asks the visiting nurse why the senior citizens always seem to be complaining about the temperature. What is the nurse's best response?

A) Older people have a diminished ability to regulate body temperature because of active sweat glands.
B) Older people have a diminished ability to regulate body temperature because of increased circulation.
C) Older people have a diminished ability to regulate body temperature because of peripheral vasoconstriction.
D) Older people have a diminished ability to regulate body temperature because of slower metabolic rates.