All of the following occur during a fever.What is the first step?

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Pyrogenic cytokines, such as interleukin-1, bind to receptors on the hypothalamus, triggering a series of events that result in a fever.

Answer: C
 As a result of the binding of pyrogenic cytokines to the hypothalamus, the body temperature 'set point' is increased, and the body responds by generating heat through shivering and other mechanisms.

Answer: A
 The production of prostaglandins is a downstream effect of the binding of pyrogenic cytokines to their receptors on the hypothalamus, and helps to further increase the body's set point for temperature.

Answer: D
 Involuntary muscle contractions, such as shivering or piloerection, are mechanisms by which the body generates heat in response to the increased temperature set point, and are a part of the overall fever response.

All of the Following Occur During a Fever