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The dermis has many ways to control temperature:
Blood Vessels - The blood vessels supply nutrients and oxygen to the skin and take away cell waste and cell products. They assist in contricting or dilating for cold and hot weathers.
Hair Follicles - The hair follicle is a tube-shaped sheath that surrounds the part of the hair that is under the skin and nourishes the hair. It creates an insulating layer on cold days to warm the body by trapping heat in between the hairs.
Sweat Glands - The average person has about 3 million sweat glands. They help us produce sweat on hot days so we have water on our skin so it cools down when it evaporates =)
Izaiah Lubowitz
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∙ 12y agoThe dermis has many ways to control temperature:
Blood Vessels - The blood vessels supply nutrients and oxygen to the skin and take away cell waste and cell products. They assist in contricting or dilating for cold and hot weathers.
Hair Follicles - The hair follicle is a tube-shaped sheath that surrounds the part of the hair that is under the skin and nourishes the hair. It creates an insulating layer on cold days to warm the body by trapping heat in between the hairs.
Sweat Glands - The average person has about 3 million sweat glands. They help us produce sweat on hot days so we have water on our skin so it cools down when it evaporates =)
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∙ 10y agonotable structures in the dermis as far as homeostasis is concerned are the sweat glands, the arteries and the arrector pili muscle
production of sweat cools the body - lowers the body temperature
vasodilation of the arteries allows more heat to be lost to the surface - lowers the blood pressure
vasoconstriction of arteries reduces heat loss - prevents the lowering of temperature
contraction of the arrector pili muscle straightens the hair and traps air between hair . the air acts as insulation to keep the body warm - increases the body temperature
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∙ 15y agoThe main function is to provide surface area for heat exchange. It also contains eccrine glands which secrete sweat on to the skin surface which then evaporates, cooling the surface of the skin. The subcutaneous fat layer of the dermis provides insulation for heat retention.
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∙ 11y agoIt regulates your pores. This controls sweating, which helps to cool off your skin when you start to heat up too much, like when you're exercising, or have a cold. This is its main job when it comes to body temperature, but it also helps to initiate the shivering process as well, which is what heats you up when you're too cold.
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∙ 12y agoIt's the sweat glands. But if that's not the answer you wanted it could also be your blood vessels
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∙ 11y agofluid content in our skin to regulate tempreture.
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∙ 11y agoblood vessels
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What foods should you eat to prevent dehydration?
There are two main layers of the skin. the outer layer is called the epidermis, which consists of stratified squamous epithelium and the thicker layer is the dermis, which has dense connective tissue and scattered blood vessels. within the dermis there are sweat glands and hair follicles which help retain moisture and regulate water.
What system protects the body from injury and diseases and helps regulate the body temperature?
This is called the integumentary system.
What is the process of the body maintaining normal internal stability called?
Homeostasis- when an organism's internal temp is unchanged, even when the external temp does change
What is the optional pH enzymes function at?
Human ones @ 7.4 (neutral at body temp).
Why are male gonads outside the body?
If sperm are to remain viable they must not get too hot. The temperature inside the body would be too great. Keeping the testes in the scrotal sac enables temperature control because the skin can stretch to lower them away from the body's heat, or contract to bring them closer, depending on the environmental conditions.
Does the skeletal system regulate body temp?
no
How do skin regulate body temperature on rainy day?
skin doesnt the body has a set temp- i think about 37 degrees C- and it uses a lot of energy (produced by the chemical reaction respiration) to keep this temp. If it drops too far- or rises- we die
Is a mouse a ectotherms?
endothermic. meaning they regulate body temp.
How does skin maintain homeostasis?
The skin regulates body temperature. (Sweating, shivering,...)
Is a mouse a ectotherm or endotherm?
endothermic. meaning they regulate body temp.
When body temperature rises blood vessels in the skin what?
When body temperature rises, the blood vessels in the skin dilate? This helps to decrease the temp of blood and thus decrease the body's core temp by having cooler blood circulating.
When body temperature rises blood vessels in the skin?
When body temperature rises, the blood vessels in the skin dilate? This helps to decrease the temp of blood and thus decrease the body's core temp by having cooler blood circulating.
When body temperature rises blood vessels in the skin do what?
When body temperature rises, the blood vessels in the skin dilate? This helps to decrease the temp of blood and thus decrease the body's core temp by having cooler blood circulating.
When body temp rises blood vessels in the skin do what?
When body temperature rises, blood vessels in the skin dilate. This expansion allows heat to be released from the superficial vessels of the skin.
Why do snow melt faster in the skin?
Because your body emits heat through your skin (in fact, the normal body temp. is 98.7 degrees Fahrenheit), and when snow touches your skin, it melts.
How do you regulate temp gauge Isuzu trooper?
With the thermostat.
What are the functions of the skin and how do they work?
The skin is the largest organ, it is called the external organ, it helps control body temp.
