Human Biology, 14 Edition

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ISBN 10: 1-25924-574-8
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Chapter 4 - Engage - Page 91: 6

Answer

6.1. If the burned area was not protected, it would lose abnormal amounts of water by evaporation. This would result in dehydration. The abnormal loss of liquid would cause the blood volume to decline, and blood pressure would fall if enough liquid are not taken orally or intravenously (by i.v). The burned part of the body would most likely lose sensations of pressure and pain because the sensory receptors Pacinian and Meissner's corpuscles Merkel's cells and unencapsulated nerve endings would have been destroyed.

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6.1. If the burned area was not protected, it would lose abnormal amounts of water by evaporation. This would result in dehydration. The abnormal loss of liquid would cause the blood volume to decline, and blood pressure would fall if enough liquid are not taken orally or intravenously (by i.v). The burned part of the body would most likely lose sensations of pressure and pain because the sensory receptors Pacinian and Meissner's corpuscles Merkel's cells and unencapsulated nerve endings would have been destroyed.
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