If I were to put a guess on it, I would say that shivers are an involuntary nervous response that is designed to quickly contract muscles to generate a small amount of heat.
2006-06-27 05:12:35 · 6 answers · asked by habaceeba 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
It is about negative feedback which involves:
* Sense that temp has deviated from the homeostatic set point
* That message is sent to the integrating system in the brain
* Then an action potential is sent to the effector target to stimulate muscles contraction to get the temp back up to the set point
2006-06-27 05:33:35 · answer #1 · answered by Emerson 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The hypothalamus regulates body temp. When you get cold the vessels near the surface of the body constrict to conserve core heat, and if this fails to maintain body temperature then the muscles will involuntarily start shivering thus expending energy and everyone knows that energy release will produce heat. Peace.
2006-06-27 14:58:38 · answer #2 · answered by TheShield 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dats right da body shivers to generate heat 2 maintain normal body temperature known as thermoregulation
2006-06-27 12:24:35 · answer #3 · answered by XXxxFaNtAsIcxxXX 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's the beginning of hypothermia. the body is trying to generate heat so you shiver. after that blood pools in your core and after that you go to sleep
2006-06-27 12:16:03 · answer #4 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
theres an old myth that says you get cold shivers when someone walks over youre grave to be
2006-06-27 12:16:33 · answer #5 · answered by SUMMER 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's exactly right.
2006-06-27 12:16:16 · answer #6 · answered by Jackson V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋