Homeostasis Quick Check
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Question
How does the body react to cold temperatures? (1 point)
Responses
Your body sweats to help it maintain homeostasis.
Your body sweats to help it maintain homeostasis.
Your body shivers to help it maintain homeostasis.
Your body shivers to help it maintain homeostasis.
Your body shivers to make the internal temperature balanced with the external environment.
Your body shivers to make the internal temperature balanced with the external environment.
You body sweats to make the internal temperature balanced with the external environment
The correct response from the options provided would be:
Your body shivers to help it maintain homeostasis.
When the body is exposed to cold temperatures, it responds by shivering. Shivering involves rapid, involuntary contractions of muscles, which generates heat as a byproduct of increased metabolism. This helps to raise the body's internal temperature back towards its normal set point, aiding in the maintenance of homeostasis. Homeostasis refers to the body's process of maintaining a stable internal environment despite changes in external conditions. Sweating is a response to heat, not cold, as it helps to cool the body down when it is too warm.