Homeostasis

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What is homeostasis?
Maintenance of a constant internal environment
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What temperature should your body be?
37°C
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What does your body do to keep you warm?
Shiver/hairs stand on end
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What does your body do to cool you down?
Sweat/red face/hairs lie flat
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Whats vasodilation?
Blood vessels supplying the skin, capillaries dilate
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How does vasodilation work?
More blood flows through the capillaries/more heat is lost from the skin
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Whats vasostriction?
Blood vessels supplying the skin capillaries constrict
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How does vasostriction?
Less blood flows through the capillaries/less heat lost from skin by radiation
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What temperature should your body be?

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37°C

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What does your body do to keep you warm?

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What does your body do to cool you down?

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Whats vasodilation?

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