Sweating is initiated in response to a rise in body temperature that occurs on exposure to a hot environment. Evaporation of the sweat cools the body. This is an example of
A) negative feedback.
B) positive feedback.
C) a feedforward mechanism.
D) an intrinsic (local) control mechanism.
E) autoregulation.

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Sweating in response to overheating is an example of negative feedback, where the body's response opposes the initial stimulus (in this case, the rise in temperature) to maintain homeostasis.

Sweating Is Initiated in Response to a Rise in Body