Biology GCSE
Shivering
What Shivering means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Shivering
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Skeletal muscles contract rapidly and repeatedly, and the increased respiration in muscle cells releases energy as heat.
Topics that use Shivering
- Control of body temperature (biology only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Coordination between detection and response
- Heat transfer by radiation and evaporation
- Homeostasis and negative feedback
- Nervous impulse
- Sweat glands
- Thermoregulation by the nervous system
- Thermoregulatory centre
- vasoconstriction
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