Question

Name a bodily function that helps in regulating the body temperature and is also the cause of bad body odour.

Answer 1

• Perspiration or sweating is a bodily function that helps in regulating body temperature and is also the cause of bad body odour.
• The water and other salts are removed from the animal body as sweat through the pores of the skin by the process of perspiration.
• The sweat is secreted by sweat glands.
• It not only cools the body but also helps to remove toxic substances from the body.