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What is your body doing when your shivering or sweating?

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Adjusting internal temperature.

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What is body trying to do when you are either shivering or sweating?

Shivering warms the body by increasing metabolism, and sweating cools the body by the effects of evaporation of the moisture on the skin.


What is your body trying to do when you either shivering or sweating?

Shivering warms the body by increasing metabolism, and sweating cools the body by the effects of evaporation of the moisture on the skin.


Is sweating a reflex triggered to warm your body?

No. Sweating is used to cool the body; shivering is used for warming.


What is the process of sweating and shivering called?

Sweating and shivering


How the skin helps regulate body temperature?

By sweating when it is hot and shivering when it is cold.


What is your body trying to do when you are sweating?

Your body is trying to warm you up and raise your overall body temperature. When you shiver your hair stands on end and creates somewhat of a blanket that warm your skin by a fraction of a degree.


Can you have the flu and have a normal body temperature?

You can be ill with a normal body temperature but if it was flu you would be sweating and shivering at the same time.


What is your body doing when you shiver?

Shivering warms the body by increasing metabolism.


Give two examples of homeostasis:?

Sweating and shivering


What is the bodies response to the stimulus of geeting overheated?

sweating and shivering


How is homeostasis maintained in the human body?

Shivering, sweating, and blood flow. Plus human activities like clothing, shelter, and air conditioning.


Sweating and shivering are examples of?

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