The temperature of a person was taken before, during and after taking a cold bath. The results are shown in the graph below.

      

The temperature of a person was taken before, during and after taking a cold bath. The results are shown in the graph below.
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(a)Explain why the temperature fell during bath.
(b) What changes occurred in the skin that enabled the body temperature to return to normal?

  

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John
(a) Heat loss by conduction/ convection from the blood vessels in the body skin to the cold water: the cooler blood leaving skin enters general circulation cooling the whole body

(b) - No sweating: this eases heat produced through metabolism

- Vasoconstriction; thus less blood flowing to the skin reducing heat loss

- Shivering - involuntary muscles contractions to generate heat
johnmulu answered the question on May 4, 2017 at 13:24


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