307,712 views
25 votes
25 votes
Which component of thermoregulation allows your body to maintain homeostasis after jumping into cold water?

User Ahmed Abdullah Saeed
by
3.4k points

1 Answer

20 votes
20 votes

Answer:

When your hypothalamus senses that you're too hot, it sends signals to your sweat glands to make you sweat and cool you off. When the hypothalamus senses that you're too cold, it sends signals to your muscles that make your shiver and create warmth. This is called maintaining homeostasis.

Step-by-step explanation:

User Neara
by
2.5k points