In this episode, we look at the brilliant systems within our bodies that allow us to maintain a more-or-less constant body temperature regardless of the weather conditions. Sweating, shivering, pumping more blood to some parts of our bodies than to other parts, curling up into a ball, and spreading out your arms and legs all play their part at keeping our bodies at the right temperature! But what happens when we reach our limits?

Originally released by Liacos Educational Media, 2019. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on August 28, 2019. Question sheet available under Additional info tag.

Introduction: Heat and the Human Body (3:58); --Surface Area (7:06); -- Blood (5:24); -- Sweating and Shivering (9:10); -- Hypothermia and Hyperthermia (8:21); -- Credits: Episode Six: Heat and the Human Body (0:19); .