Heat can be lost directly to the external environment by the vasodilation of blood vessels in which of these body parts
A)hypothalamus
B)skin
C)heart
D)hypothyroid

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The skin contains blood vessels that can vasodilate to allow heat to be lost to the external environment through radiation, convection and conduction. The hypothalamus regulates body temperature and does not directly lose heat, while the heart and hypothyroid do not directly regulate body temperature.

Heat Can Be Lost Directly to the External Environment by the Vasodilation