Shivering raises body temperature because:

it decreases warm blood flow to the core while increasing flow to the muscles
it depresses metabolism
it increases heat production up to 18 times that of resting levels
the process of muscle contraction produces heat


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it decreases warm blood flow to the core while increasing flow to the muscles

_____
it depresses metabolism

__X__
it increases heat production up to 18 times that of resting levels

__X__
the process of muscle contraction produces heat

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