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    or flight response is a response to a stimulus that could threaten the survival of an organism. During the fight or flight response the hypothalamus sends signals to the sympathetic nervous system. This causes the body to tense up and become more alert. The hypothalamus also releases CRF which activates the adrenal cortical system. The anterior pituitary gland begins the secrete adrenocorticotropic hormone directly into the bloodstream. When the ACTH reaches the adrenal cortex it stimulates the release

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    The Neuromuscular System function to achieve movement at the joints Kinesiology Romaine Campbell 120026 BTT2A G.C. Foster Collage of Physical Education & Sports Mr. April 13‚ 2015 What is the Neuromuscular System? According to research the neuromuscular system is to make the body move‚ a signal travels along neurons nerve cells from the brain to the spinal cord. There‚ "lower motor neurons" pass the message on to the muscles. The end of every lower motor neuron releases a chemical‚ which is

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    Panic Disorder . . . When the Wires Get Crossed in Our Sympathetic Nervous System It all begins when the heart starts racing and then pounds as if coming out of the chest. A lump forms in the throat and the mouth becomes dry‚ making it hard to swallow. Breathing becomes shallow and labored‚ it’s hard to catch a deep breath‚ and a feeling of being smothered overwhelms. Trembling‚ hot flushes‚ cold sweats‚ numbness in the arms or legs and dizziness envelop the targeted victim. A tight knot

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    cardio-vascular and respiration systems are interrelated‚ and how they function in a specific task/job. Internally in the human body‚ has to be well-controlled and organised with different progressive systems in which they must interconnect and interrelate in order to perform their role efficiently and successfully. There are different types of systems in the body (mainly 10) in which they all function in different ways and interrelate. An example would be the‚ nervous system which in fact regulates all

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    It controls our muscular activities or movements and similarly it stores our happy and sad memories. It correspondingly provide emotions like happiness‚ sadness‚ angriness and other emotions that we feel. The brain is main part of our nervous system. Nervous system is a convoluted combination of

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    of the respiratory system is to supply the blood with oxygen in order for the blood to deliver oxygen to all parts of the body. The respiratory system does this through breathing. When we breathe‚ we inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. This exchange of gases is the respiratory system’s means of getting oxygen to the blood. The regulation of breathing is the result of a complex interaction involving a system of sensors‚ a respiratory control center‚ and an effector system to carry out its commands

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    The knowledge of the different body systems as a practitioner is vital to the care of patients. (Ref)1. As a Dermatology Nurse the in depth knowledge of Integumentary and Nervous systems and many more systems are crucial when it comes to treating‚ managing or slowing down the effects of a patient’s condition. (Ref 2) A good practitioner‚ who is practically familiar with various forms‚ phases‚ complications‚ and tendencies of cutaneous disease‚ ought to be able‚ with a good light‚ to pronounce on

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    pathways between emotional centres of the brain and the vestibular (balance) system. The purpose of this literature review is to provide a background to our new technique‚ Electrovestibulography‚ which measures signals from the vestibular system. Studies identifying links between the vestibular system and emotion processing systems supports our research aims‚ which are to explore biomarkers derived from the vestibular system that can help differentiate and monitor different neuropsychiatric disorders

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    Chronic Stress Chronic stress occurs when the body experiences so many stressors that the autonomic nervous system rarely has a chance to activate the relaxation response. (We were built to handle acute stress‚ not chronic stress.) This type of chronic stress response occurs all too frequently from our modern lifestyle‚ when you stress over a busy schedule‚ an argument with a friend‚ a traffic jam‚ or a mountain of bills‚ your body reacts just as strongly as if you were facing a life-or-death

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    for strategic purposes in social interaction). This assumption appears reasonable given that most affective states involve physiological reactions (e.g.‚ changes in the autonomic and somatic nervous systems)‚ which in turn modify different aspects of the voice production process. For example‚ the sympathetic arousal associated with an anger state often produce changes in respiration and an increase in muscle tension‚ which influence the vibration of the vocal folds and vocal tract shape‚ affecting

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