A man runs a race on a very hot day. After the race, he sits outside in a cold wind and starts to feel cold.
Describe how the skin helps to control his body temperature during the race and after the race.
72 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Biology 3.3 Maintaining internal environments, covering 3.3.1 Importance of a constant internal environment, 3.3.2 The skin and body temperature, 3.3.3 Insulin and blood sugar, 3.3.4 Glucagon and blood sugar, 3.3.5 Type 1 and type 2 diabetes, 3.3.6 Osmotic changes in body fluids, 3.3.7 Kidneys and water balance, 3.3.8 Structure of the kidney and tubule, 3.3.9 ADH and kidney tubule permeability, and 3.3.10 Responses to temperature and osmotic challenges. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.