Your body is like a smart air conditioner. When it’s hot outside, your skin sends tiny fans called sweat glands to work overtime, making you sweat, which cools you down. If that doesn’t help, your blood vessels near the surface of your skin open up so more heat can escape from your body. Sometimes your heart even works harder to pump blood faster, just like a fire truck rushing through a busy street to put out a big flame.
Examples
- Your legs feel like they’re burning after running in the sun, that’s your blood vessels working hard to release heat.
- You're outside for too long, and suddenly your head feels dizzy, that's your body trying its best but starting to overheat.
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- What Makes Some Foods Go Bad Faster Than Others?
- Why Do We Need Sleep?
- What are antibiotics?
- Why Do Some People Fall Asleep Easily and Others Struggle?
- Why Do People Talk in Their Sleep?
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