AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -As part of the process of homeostasis, shivering is one way that your body tries to produce more warmth and make up for all the heat it’s losing to the cold air.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chills are your body’s way of raising its core temperature. Cold temperatures, viruses, infections and other illnesses can bring on chills. When you shiver, your muscles relax and contract. This involuntary movement warms your body.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shivering is an involuntary somatic motor response that occurs in skeletal muscles to produce heat during exposure to cold environments or during the development of fever.

Detailed explanation-4: -When the core body temperature drops, the shivering reflex is triggered to maintain homeostasis. Skeletal muscles begin to shake in small movements, creating warmth by expending energy. Shivering can also be a response to fever, as a person may feel cold.

Detailed explanation-5: -When your body does become too cold, its automatic response is to tighten and relax the muscles in rapid succession to warm up. This is also known as shivering. The lone act of shivering is not enough to combat the cold and we must enact other ways of warming up to stop it.