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Your body homeostatically adjusts your body temperature. The brain has a internal thermostat that is set to its ideal temperature. When the body is hot, nerve receptors in the skin pick up the message and send it to the brain. The brain in turn causes the release of hormones that causes a slightly saline fluid in the form of sweat to appear on the skin surface. As the sweat evaporates, it has a cooling effect on the body. If the body is cold, the skin picks up the message and sends it to the brain. The brain then sends a signal to the little hairs on the surface of the skin to stand up. The hair standing up on the skin traps air and keeps warm air near the body. Another way the body maintains body temperature when cold is to cause shivers. Involuntary muscle contractions or shivers cause heat by the effect of metabolic and muscular activity. When a person is sick and has a fever, the thermostat is rewired to a new temperature to help fight off the infection but many times fever reducers such as Tylenol or Motrin help bring the temperature down by blocking receptors that change the body's temperature.
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What does the body do to keep the temperature the same?
How do are body's maintain a constant temperature?
How does a white tiger maintain its body temperature?
they maintain body temperature by sleeping during the day and hunt at night
What are the health teachings about basal body temperature method of contraception?
what are health teaching about basal body temperature method of contraception?
How do falcons maintain its body temperature?
by sleeping during the day and hunt at nightnoMajority of the cold-blooded animals maintain their body temperature by exposing their body to the sun
How does a tiger maintain its body temperature?
its fur
How do endothermic animals maintain body temperature?
Endothermic animals maintain constant body temperature in a number of ways. One way is to lay out in the sun.
Birds maintain a body temperature in the range of?
Birds maintain a body temperature in the range of 105-109 degrees Fahrenheit. This high body temperature helps birds to regulate their metabolism and activities.
What energy helps maintain your body temperature?
Thermal
Does blood help maintain the body's temperature?
Yes !
How do jawless fish maintain their body temperatures?
They are cold blooded animals. They don't maintain their own temperature. Their temperature depends upon the temperature of the water they are in.
How does skin maintain homeostasis?
The skin regulates body temperature. (Sweating, shivering,...)
How do crickets regulate their body temperature?
Crickets live in environments where they can regulate their body temperature. They are ectotherms, which means they don't have physiological mechanisms to maintain their body temperature.
