when you get hot, you sweat ... when you get cold, you shiver.
Homeostasis is about staying the same inside no matter what the outside does. Its technical definition is 'The maintenance of an equilibrium within a living organism'. This basically means the body's methods of keeping its functions within the range where it can continue functioning.
ANSWER: When you're hot: HAIRS LIE FLAT LOTS OF SWEAT IS PRODUCED - WHEN IT EVAPORATES, IT TRANSFERS HEAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT, COOLING YOU DOWN. BLOOD VESSELS CLOSE TO THE SURFACE OF THE SKIN WIDEN - THIS ALLOWS MORE BLOOD TO FLOW NEAR THE SURFACE, SO IT CAN RADIATE MORE HEAT TO THE SURROUNDINGS - THIS IS VASODILATION. IF YOU'RE EXPOSED TO HIGH TEMPERATURES YOU GET DEHYDRATED AND YOU CAN GET HEAT STROKE - THIS CAN KILL YOU. wHEN YOU'RE COLD: HAIRS STAND ON END TO TRAP AN INSULATING LAYER OF HEAT VERY LITTLE SWEAT IS PRODUCED BLOOD VESSELS NEAR THE SURFACE CONSTRICT (VASOCONSTRICTION) YOU SHIVER - MOVEMENT IN MUSCLES GENERATES HEAT
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homeostasis is the process in which your body tries to mantain a normal internal eviroment. Sweating is an example of homeostasis. yous veins in your skin enlarges to release water through your...
Homeostasis (from the Greek homois, meaning "same," and stasis, meaning "standing still") is the state of inner balance and stability maintained by the human body despite constant changes in the...
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