Assertion: epidermis's blood vessel | /r/CapableOf | play role
Facets:
value: in maintaining body temperature homeostasis
type: PURPOSE
value: in cooling the body
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The dermis is abundantly supplied with blood vessels that play a role in maintaining body temperature homeostasis; when body temperature is high, the capillaries of the dermis becomes engorged, or swollen, with heated blood, and the skin becomes reddened and warm; if the environment is cool, blood bypasses the dermis capillaries temporarily, allowing internal body temperature to stay high.
text: The dermis is abundantly supplied with blood vessels that play a role in maintaining body temperature homeostasis; when body temperature is high, the capillaries of the dermis becomes engorged, or swollen, with heated blood, and the skin becomes reddened and warm; if the environment is cool, blood bypasses the dermis capillaries temporarily, allowing internal body temperature to stay high.
text: The blood vessels also play a role here in cooling the body by dilating (vasodilation).