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Shivering occurs under various circumstances. The one which occurs during cold is basically meant to provide heat to your body by friction. The muscular activity causes respiration which also produces heat. Its body's mechanism of generating heat to maintain its temperature.
The other cause can be a malarial infection in which it occurs usually during the evening time when the plasmodium bursts the infected RBCs in blood to invade other RBCs of blood.
It might occur in state of fear or tension which occurs due to adrenaline or nor-adrenaline hormone as the case may be as the muscles are tensed up for fight or flight
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoShivering is a safe guard for your body to defend against the cold , your muscles twitch quickly to create heat , which in turn helps keep your core warm . Amazing I think .
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∙ 13y agoShivering is the bodies defence against the cold and hypothermia. Shivering helps the body increase heat production.
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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.
What is the bodies response to the stimulus of geeting overheated?
sweating and shivering
How does your body maintain its internal temperature when you become cold?
Shivering to produce heat, goosebumps, blood capillaries narrowing.
How to use fuel in a sentence?
Completely devoid of fuel, she collapsed in a shivering heap and was unable to mine any more diamonds.
Is it an example of homeostasis when humans shiver when they are cold?
Yes it is because by shivering, your body is trying to maintain its body temperature which is in turn its internal homeostasis.
What is the effect if shivering?
Shivering helps the pores of the skin close, thus keeping in more heat in the body.
What effect does shivering have?
When you shiver, all your muscles twitch and warms you up temporarily.
Which is correct - 'shivering with cold' or 'shivering from cold'?
shivering with cold
Is shivering an adverb?
No, "shivering" is not an adverb.The word "shivering" is a verb and sometimes a noun.The closest adverb form of the word "shivering" is shiveringly.
What is the process of sweating and shivering called?
Sweating and shivering
What is the best weapon for the wood elf on elder scrolls oblivion?
A Daedric Bow OR If you have the Shivering Isles expansion pack, you can get a Madness Bow. There is also a relatively powerful bow you can get in the main Shivering Isles storyline that has a random spell effect upon strike.
What is the duration of Shivering Spooks?
The duration of Shivering Spooks is 1200.0 seconds.
How does the arrector pili muscle cause shivering?
The arrector pilli does not cause shivering - it's responsible for "goosebumps".. shivering is caused by skeletal-muscles..
When was Shivering Sherlocks created?
Shivering Sherlocks was created on 1948-01-08.
When was Shivering Spooks created?
Shivering Spooks was created on 1926-08-08.
When was Shivering Shakespeare created?
Shivering Shakespeare was created on 1930-01-25.
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.
