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Shivering is a reflex triggered in response to hypothermia in which muscles shake in an attempt to generate heat. The energy expended during the shaking becomes heat.
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Is shivering when you get cold is an example of metabolism?
shivering helps to protect warm-blooded animals and survive when exposed to cold .it increases metabolism.
Which is correct - 'shivering with cold' or 'shivering from cold'?
shivering with cold
What is the function of shivering?
Shivering is an involuntary muscular response from the body, triggered by cold. The "shivering" muscles are trying to internally generate heat, to help keep you warm.
Is the veiled lady shivering with cold or with fear lady shivering with cold or with fear?
with fear
Does relaxing your body help you warm up when your cold I find shivering makes me feel colder?
Relaxing your body will only make you colder,and shivering is your bodies response when it is cold and is ment to warm your body up a little.There is no way shivering can make your body colder.
If you shiver on a cold winter night are you shivering from the cold or heat?
I believe your body is responding to the cold by shivering to warm you up.
Can a cat shivering have a cold?
Yes, but it's unlikely. A shivering cat just means that.. well, the cat is cold! Older cats with arthritis are prone to shivering.
What is the meaning chilly?
Moderately cold; cold and raw or damp so as to cause shivering; causing or feeling a disagreeable sensation of cold, or a shivering.
Why do you shiver you are cold?
shivering is said to warm your body when cold.
How do you know when your too cold?
When you are shivering. Or when you are unconscious
What is the cause of shivering when you're not cold?
Fever
Dose shivering in cold weather make you colder?
No. Shivering is the body's defense against cold. The rapid contraction and relaxation of the muscles produces heat in the body. If you are shivering while cold and then stop even though you are still cold, that is extremely bad, and means that your body is going through hypothermia.
