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describe how the skin work to integrate the nervous system, and cardio vascular system to help maintain your body temperature.

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If body temperature rises, blood vessels in the skin dilate, allowing more blood to flow near the skin's surface. This allows heat to dissipate through the skin and into the surrounding air. The skin may also produce sweat if the body gets too hot; when the sweat evaporates, it helps to cool the body.

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