When the body is too cold, vasoconstriction occurs, sweating stops, and shivering happens through rapid involuntary muscle contractions and relaxations to generate heat.
Cuando el cuerpo tiene demasiado frío, ocurre la vasoconstricción, se detiene la sudoración y se producen escalofríos mediante contracciones y relajaciones musculares involuntarias rápidas para generar calor.
| Front | What does our body do if it's too cold? (body temp too low) |
|---|---|
| Back | -vasocontriction, which directs blood away from the surface of the skin. -sweating stops -we shiver (skeletal muscles uncontrollably contract and relax quickly transferring more heat to the blood) |
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