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Arterial skin temp

venous skin temp

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Final answer:

Superficial veins contribute to maintaining body temperature through heat dissipation and constriction during changing weather. The deeper veins correspond to arteries.

Step-by-step explanation:

In both the neck and limb regions, there are often both superficial and deeper levels of veins. The deeper veins generally correspond to the complementary arteries. The superficial veins do not normally have direct arterial counterparts, but in addition to returning blood, they also make contributions to the maintenance of body temperature. When the ambient temperature is warm, more blood is diverted to the superficial veins where heat can be more easily dissipated to the environment. In colder weather, there is more constriction of the superficial veins and blood is diverted deeper where the body can retain more of the heat.