Can anyone please answer this question that I was given for science at school?
How does human skin play a major role in maintaining temperature homeostasis?
Our skin separates the external environment from our internal environment which is the first step to allowing our internal regulation of temperature and other factors (homeostasis).
Reply:because it has pores on it which allows sweat to escape if your hot - in which the sweat evaporates thus cooling your body.
Also, if your cold, your skin contracts (along with your muscles) to hold in heat. Plus, your muscles shiver to produce heat.
your skin is constantly transmitting signals to your brain telling it the current condition and maintaining that homeostasis.
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