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Exposure to a hot environment causes the body to sweat. The hotter the environment, the greater the sweating. Two anatomy and physiology students are arguing about the mechanisms involved. Student A claims that they are positive feedback and student B claims they are negative feedback. Do you agree with student A or student B, and why? Through sweating, the body is able to cool off and regulate its normal temperature which is 370c. I agree with student B. When our skin is exposed to high temperatures, it reduces the set point of sweating and creates a negative feedback mechanism. Negative feedback mechanisms are found in the regulation of internal body temperature control, blood pressure, pH, water balance, glucose levels, and heart rate (Hudson, 2005). The body systems involved are the brain where the hypothalamus plays the role of receiving the message that body temperature has ...