Why does skin vasoconstriction in hypothermia paradoxically increase core temperature drop despite reduced surface heat loss?

💡 Explanation

Vasoconstriction reduces heat loss from the skin but also redirects colder blood from the body's shell toward the core, lowering core temperature because of convective heat transfer from periphery. Therefore, core temperature drops despite reduced cutaneous heat loss, rather than heat generation or brown fat activity.

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