EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Shrinking the diameter of blood vessels that supply the skin, a process known as vasoconstriction, reduces blood flow and helps retain heat.

Detailed explanation-2: -The blood vessels are dilated so more blood flows near and at the surface of your body to allow heat to be lost to the air. The smallest blood vessels, the capillaries, also dilate and this makes your skin feel warm to the touch. The blood vessels will narrow again when the body temperature is back to normal.

Detailed explanation-3: -The circulatory system helps in heat conservation by vasoconstriction and vasodilation of blood vessels.

Detailed explanation-4: -Blood vessels supplying blood to the skin can swell or dilate-vasodilation. This causes more heat to be carried by the blood to the skin, where it can be lost to the air. Blood vessels can shrink down again-vasoconstriction. This reduces heat loss through the skin once the body’s temperature has returned to normal.

Detailed explanation-5: -Vasoconstriction is a response to being too cold. The process involves the narrowing of blood vessels at the skin surface to reduce heat loss through the surface of the skin. Vasodilation is a response to being too hot.