The Central Nervous System or (CNS) is located in the center portion of the body as its name implies. The (CNS) is made up of the brain and the spinal cord. Our brain is in control of many very important body functions and sensations like these for example: sleep‚ muscle movement‚ memory‚ sexual activity‚ emotions‚ hunger and thirst. Our spinal cord extends several types of nerve fibers from the brain acts like a switching and relay terminal for the peripheral nervous system as is stated in Mosby’s
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Chapter 4 Study Guide 1. What are the two main functions of the sympathetic nervous system? (A) Activating system that arouses the body‚ mobilizing its energy in stressful situations – fight/flight (B) Regulates strong emotional reactions 2. What are the two main functions of the parasympathetic NS? “Rest and Digest‚” Calming system that conserves energy. 3. How do the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work together (what are some images and metaphors used to describe them)? As
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controls the rate of contraction. Autonomic nervous system The heart is controlled by the autonomic nervous system which is two branches called the sympathetic nerves system and the parasympathetic nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system is active when the body is undergoing muscular work such when we are doing exercise‚ like when running or jumping. It causes the increase in the heart rate and strengths the heartbeat. The parasympathetic nervous system calms the heart down and is active
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Tract craniosacral division functions at rest sympathetic effects are more general can produce widespread sweating has greater influence during physical activity inhibits heart rate but stimulates contraction of urinary bladder stimulation of this system often activates many effectors at the same time release of epinephrine and norepinephrine thoracolumbar division fight-or-flight response provides innervation to blood vessels in skeletal muscles The celiac ganglion is one of the three main _________
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Activity of Gastrointestinal Smooth Muscle: Worksheet Please Ensure That You Have Completed The Calculations In Tables 1-3 Before You Answer The Worksheet Questions Table 1. The effects of phentolamine and atropine on the contractile response to nerve stimulation (20 Hz) in the isolated rabbit ileum | |Contraction amplitude |Contraction amplitude with the |Effect of nerve stimulation on the contraction amplitude | | |pre-nerve
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to think about something based on what it’s used for or it’s function. 17. heuristics - a mental shortcut so you can solve problems and make judgments fast. 19. infant vocalizations – early sounds that babies make. 21. information- processing system –something used to receive information like symbols and manipulating it. 23. intelligence quotient (IQ) – how a person’s intelligence is measured. 25. logic – a thinking process that helps to make valid conclusions. 27. mental set -to use old ways
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fluid‚ body cell contents and all metabolic processes taking place inside the body. This process is essential to the survival of a person and to our species as a whole. The liver‚ the kidneys‚ and the brain (hypothalamus‚ the autonomic nervous system and the endocrine system) help maintain homeostasis. An inability to maintain homeostasis may lead to death or a disease‚ for example diseases that can occur due to the result of a homeostatic imbalance include diabetes‚ dehydration‚ hypoglycaemia‚ gout
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Who Determines When is Life Gone From a Person on Life Support Systems? The judge should have the final say in when a person should be taken off of life support‚ with two disagreeable parties. Unfortunately‚ the person on life support does not have the ability to determine when to end life support. The battle is perhaps one of the most important cases the court system has dealt with. For the first time in history‚ medical ethics have been under great inquiry. Over the past few years‚ there
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Hypertension is caused by Pitta imbalance in the body levels & anger is the psychological manifestations of Pitta imbalance (Nagrajan‚ Srinivasan‚ & Nagendra‚ 2014). The SNS activation is controlled by the Limbic System which also processes emotion. The processing of music also takes place in Limbic System. According to the Sämänya viçeña siddhänta - the similar factors or rasas leads to Augmentation of a rasa. And the dissimilar factors or rasa reduces it. (Loon‚ 1981). Calmness or çänta rasa is the opposite
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fluid. A. Buoyancy- allows the brain to attain considerable size without being impaired by its own weight. B. protection- protects the brain from striking the cranium when the head is jolted. C. chemical stability- rinses metabolic wastes from the nervous tissue and homeostatically regulates its chemical environment. 6. Where does the CSF originate‚ and what route does it take through and around the CNS? CSF originates in the choroid plexuses. Flow of CSF in the CNS: a. CSF is secreted by
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