What is the result of functioning of sweat in our body ?
Functions of Sweating What function is performed by sweat? Why does the organism give it off in such large quantities? It is the mechanism by which a human organism protects itself against overheating. Evaporation uses large amounts of heat, 600 calories per litre of sweat. If all this heat were given oil by a human body, its temperature would fall by approximately ten degrees. Unfortunately, our body expends only a small proportion of its heat on evaporation and, therefore, sweating cannot ensure cooling of the body, but can only protect it against overheating. Normal body temperature, about 37°C (in the armpit), is only maintained due to the evaporation of water from the lungs and skin, even when the temperature of the ambient air is as high as 40 or 50°C. Sweating is not always beneficial. When humidity is high, sweat evaporates very slowly. It collects in large drops and flows over the body surface bringing no relief as there is no cooling without evaporation. For this reason heat
