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How do humans (mammals) maintain body temperature when the ambient temperature is higher than body normal?

Asked by Oneironut (28points) February 27th, 2013

If it’s 112F where I am, how does my body maintain an internal temperature of 98.6F? How can I shed excess heat into an environment that is hotter than I am? Why am I not heating up inside every time I breathe in that hot air and my entire body surface is exposed to 112F? Does the body have a refrigeration mechanism?

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