Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
| A. contact B. serve C. weakening D. form E. consciously F. swell G. leisurely H. proportion I. randomly J. grasp K. normal |
Why do fingers get wrinkly after a long bath or swim?
We know skin wrinkles as you get older or when you pinch it between two fingers. But it’s been somewhat of a mystery why skin gets wrinkly and even sometimes changes color after you take a
Often people assume that these wrinkles form because the skin absorbs water, which makes it
But researchers back in the 1930s discovered that in people with nerve damage in their fingers, the post-bath wrinkles didn’t
To explain what is happening, first you need to know a bit about the autonomic nervous system – the involuntary part of how your body works. Functions like breathing, blinking, your heart pumping or your pupils constricting in the sun all happen without your needing to
It also automatically controls the expansion and contraction of your blood vessels. This contraction of your blood vessels is also what causes the skin to wrinkle after a lengthy swim.
When your hands and feet come into
When tiny blood vessels inside the skin contract, they pull the skin’s surface down, forming the wrinkles you see after a long bath.
But does this skin wrinkling-when-wet
Researchers have found that wrinkled skin has added grip underwater in comparison to unwrinkled skin. Better grip lets you
Prolonged immersion in water makes skin more likely to break, but this
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