WONDER #1182: Why Do You Blush?

Question 1 of 3

Your cheeks get rosy when you blush because of an increased flow of what to your face?

  1. blood
  2. embarrassment
  3. water
  4. tears

Question 2 of 3

Blushing happens without you thinking about it, which makes it what type of reaction?

  1. voluntary
  2. involuntary
  3. emotional
  4. mental

Question 3 of 3

Adrenaline causes your blood vessels to widen in a process called what?

  1. vessel widening
  2. panic
  3. blushing
  4. vasodilation

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