Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Why scared?

Why do we turn pale when frightened? Any guesses?

Our face turns white because blood is diverted to another part of the body. The heart pumps faster and stronger pushing blood to the limb muscles and adrenaline is released into the bloodstream. In fact, our body is getting itself ready to run or even fight. When danger is past the body quickly returns to normal.

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