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The function of the shivering in body temperature maintenance.
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An individual is outside on a cool fall day and feels cold; however, he or she thinks little of it until they notice that they shivering.
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Muscles are the tissues in the body that are fibrous in nature. They are made up of muscle cells that have myofibrils that are key for the contraction. There are three types of muscles: skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscles. The major function of muscles is to contract resulting in the production of movement. But apart from that muscles also participate in the generation of heat.
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