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Owen Kurz

Mrs. Stevens & Mrs. Radcliffe

Life Science

13 January 2017

What Affect Does Foot Dominance Play in a Persons Cold Tolerance?

Everybody has a dominant foot. Everyone has a better foot that they use to kick with or

balance on. I remember trying to play kickball when I was younger with my left foot, and it was

hard for me to kick the ball. Your dominant foot could even be more immune to things than your

non-dominant foot. If you put your feet in a bucket of ice cold water, then your non-dominant foot

will be less immune to the cold water than the dominant foot.

Why Do People Have a Dominant and Non-Dominate Foot?

Everybody has two sides of the brain, the right side and the left side One side can be more

active than the other, and that is called the dominant side. People have a dominant foot, hand and

even ear and eye. Seventy percent of the population is righty while 30 percent of the population is

lefty. Also when learning a language one side of the brain is learning more than the other side.

Using one side of the body, right brain, over the other side of the body, left brain, is called

sidedness. Being right handed does not mean you do not use your left hand. A matter of fact, in

baseball some people are able to pitch with their right and left hand. On the other hand some people

could be right handed, but left footed. When using both feet, the one that you use to kick, the

stronger foot, is your dominant foot (Buddies).

What is Surface Area? How Does Surface Area Affect Temperature Change?

Surface area is the area through the heat which is being transferred.The bigger the area is the
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bigger the possibility that heat will be lost. An example of that is when sitting 50 feet away from a

fireplace you will not be able to feel any heat. On the other hand, when sitting 1 or 2 feet away from

the fire you will be able to feel the heat. A wider area has many surface particles working to

conduct heat, which may result with little heat. The thicker the object is can also affect heat

temperature, by lowering the rate of heat. All of this is because of heat transfer. The three methods

of heat transfer are conduction, convection and radiation. All in all, the four variables which surface

area affects temperature change are differences between two locations, the materials present, the

area through which heat will be transferred and the distance the temperature must be transferred

from (Rates).

How Does Age Affect Foot Growth?

First off, your body is growing from birth to around age 14. Even though your foot starts

growing at age 14, most of the noticeable changes of your foot is at age 9-11. Major changes on the

other hand, start in your beginning teen years or puberty, Your foot completely stops growing at age

18-20 and also the growth plates have closed. Birth plates are also growing which add length to the

long bones in your body, like the vertebrae. While your body is changing, your feet are getting

bigger. Most of the length change in your foot is because of the growing of metatarsals and

phalanges which are smaller bones in the foot. A matter of fact foot growth is one of the first

noticeable signs of growth (Contactus).

What is the Most Effective Way to Change the Temperature of an Appendage?

Humans and mammals core is warm in the winter and also during summer. Most of the

animals with a smaller mass are found near the equator to keep their body warm. While animals

with a bigger mass are found away from the equator in much colder areas. The amount of heat in
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the body comes from the bigger of cells, so the smaller animals want to be by warm temperatures

because they do not have that much heat in their body. Having more heat or fur also helps you

maintain your appendage. With a lot of surface area, there will not be that much heat, because with

more surface area the heat will be lost in its environment. Having your appendage in different areas

can also affect the temperature of your appendage. Going into the water at the beach will make your

appendage cold, while putting your appendage in the sand on a hot day will make your appendage

warm. Terry Gaunt ,a science teacher at CVCS said, even you can change the temperature of your

appendage by going outside or just staying inside. Your appendage is a very important part and

sensitive part of the body, many people in colder areas are scared that hypothermia will occur on

their appendage (ONeil).

What are the Coldest and Hottest Temperature a Foot Can Withstand? What are the

Danger of an Appendage Becoming too Cold?

The temperature of a foot cannot be below 71 degrees fahrenheit or else its body could be

low on blood pressure. The temperature of a foot cannot also be above 130 degrees fahrenheit or

else a heat stroke may occur in the upper body. If an appendage drops below 98.6 degrees

fahrenheit you may start to shiver, and have an increased heart rate. If your appendage drops below

91.4-85.2 degrees fahrenheit you may feel drowsy, or even be unable to walk. If your appendage

drops below 85.2-71.6 you may have poor to no reflexes, low blood pressure and possibly a coma.

A body temperature below 71.6 is very dangerous. It is very dangerous because it could result to

low blood pressure causing death. If you ever know or see someone experiencing symptoms of

hypothermia, help them, for this is a very big emergency (Healthline).

What is the Most Accurate Way to Measure a Body's Response to Temperature?

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Electronic thermometers are the most accurate way to measure a foots response to

temperature. It is a very fast way to do so, because the thermometer calculates the temperature. It is

performed in a method called predicted mode where the medal sensor, in the tip of the

thermometer, takes readings of the foots temperature and the final number is calculated. Another

active way is infrared radiation. Infrared radiation is the electromagnetic radiation beyond the

spectrum function without measurements. Infrared radiation measures electromagnetic radiation.

Robert C. Knies states that, The intensity of the IR varies with the temperature from the surface of

the object it is measured from. The warmer the temperature the greater the IR intensity. All in all,

anyone who knows the importance and theory of a bodys response to temperature can do their

measurements. (Robert).

If you put your feet in a bucket of ice cold water, then your non-dominant foot will be less

immune to the cold water than the dominant foot. Your dominant foot is your stronger foot and

normally is the foot you use. Also, your foot starts growing from the day you are born until you are

around eighteen. The foots temperature can change by going into different areas. I remember when

I used to jump into my grandmas pool in the winter. After I got out my appendage was very cold

and I had to wrap it up in a towel until it stopped freezing. My feet were also cold in the pool, and

the non-dominant foot and hand were colder than the other dominant foot and hand.

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