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They are both examples of homeostasis, shivering generates friction between muscles and requires respiration making the body warm, while sweat gets rid of the fat, which keeps you warm, and when it evaporates it refreshes the body.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoShivering involves muscle contraction and activity, which produces heat in the body just like exercise does. It is a natural reflex to being cold, a protective mechanism to prevent hypothermia.
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∙ 13y agoShivering gets your blood moving which causes your body to move and heats you up.
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∙ 11y agoBy having the muscles tighten and untighten this creates energy wich keeps the body warn
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What is the scientific name for shivering to warm up?
thermogenesis
What does the human body do to warm up?
shivering warms the body up.
If you shiver on a cold winter night are you shivering from the cold or heat?
I believe your body is responding to the cold by shivering to warm you up.
Does relaxing your body help you warm up when your cold I find shivering makes me feel colder?
Relaxing your body will only make you colder,and shivering is your bodies response when it is cold and is ment to warm your body up a little.There is no way shivering can make your body colder.
Why is energy required for shivering?
Because shivering is just all your muscles working (in order to get warm)
What reflex is triggered to warm your body?
Shivering
When you shiver how do you warm up?
The muscles shivering expel heat as a means of releasing energy thus, warming your body
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.
Why do you shiver you are cold?
shivering is said to warm your body when cold.
Shivering when you are cold actually warms you up?
Yes, infact it does. When you shiver, your body recoginzes that you are cold and conserves heat to keep you warm.
Is shivering when you get cold is an example of metabolism?
shivering helps to protect warm-blooded animals and survive when exposed to cold .it increases metabolism.
Why do all animals shiver?
To get warm. By shivering their muscles, heat is generated
