Which of the following is an example of the endocrine system maintaining homeostasis? absolutely no guessing a. detecting a pain stimulus and sending a signal to the spinal cord to perform an automatic response b. passing information about body temperature from the hypothalamus to the sweat glands or muscles c. producing an excessive amount of hormones in the blood and not sending a signal to stop production d. using sense organs to get information about the outside world and direct an appropriate body response