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How does the skin help regulate body temperature?


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1. The body's immense blood supply (when blood vessels dilate or become larger heat loss occurs) When the blood vessels constrict it holds in heat

2. The skins blood supply also helps maintain body temperature (helps maintain homeostasis which is the "normal" state of our body)

3. Humidity in the air effects thermoregulation (heat regulation in the body) by limiting sweat evaporation (usually sweat evaporates into the environment when the humidity is low because the air has low "water levels" per say while you have high "water levels" because of your sweat

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