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    Exercise 6 Physioex 8.0

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    This is because the cardiac muscle cells depolarize. 4. How do the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work together to regulate heart rate? Sympathetic neurons increase the heart rate while the parasympathetic neurons decrease the heart rate and the heart simultaneously receives both neurons signals. 5. What does this tell you about the parasympathetic nervous system in relation to the sympathetic nervous system and hormones? That when one increases the other

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    auditory nerve and is composed of three divisions‚ the external ear‚ the middle ear‚ and the inner ear. The greater part of which is enclosed within the temporal bone. The ear is looked upon as a miniature receiver‚ amplifier and signal-processing system. The structure of the outer ear catching sound waves as they move into the external auditory canal. The sound waves then hit the eardrum and the pressure of the air causes the drum to vibrate back and forth. When the eardrum vibrates its neighbour

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    Physioex 8.0 Exercise 6

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    the stimuli‚ did the heart rate increase or decrease? Soon after the stimulation is applied the heart rate decreased 3. Why? This is because the cardiac muscle cells depolarize 4. How do the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work together to regulate heart rate? Sympathetic neurons increase the heart rate while the parasympathetic neurons decrease the heart rate and the heart stimultaneously receives both neurons signals 5. Complete the following: As heart rate decreases

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    animal behavior. It covers everything from genetics‚ brain‚ immune system‚ and nervous system. It defines how and why a person is reacting the way they do. Biological perspective for example discusses that a person being aggressive can be due to possible brain damage. Biological perspective explains how your nervous system can be reaction to stress. I will discuss how biological perspective discusses the parasympathetic and sympathetic‚ along with various hormones and how it can impact with stress.

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    Stimulation Lab Report Pre-lab Quiz Results You scored 100% by answering 4 out of 4 questions correctly. 1. The effect of the parasympathetic nervous system on the heart is to You correctly answered: a. decrease the heart rate. 2. The branch of the autonomic nervous system that dominates during exercise is You correctly answered: b. the sympathetic branch. 3. Parasympathetic stimulation reaches the heart through You correctly answered: d. vagus nerves‚ which are cranial nerves. 4. The usual

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    Adrenal Nervous System

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    located on top of your kidneys‚ and they perform an important management function within your body. Adrenal glands secrete the hormone known as cortisol‚ which is used in the regulation of blood pressure‚ heart activity‚ metabolism and the immune system. These glands also produce aldosterone‚ which regulates electrolytes and bodily fluids. Whenever you exercise or feel stressed‚ your adrenal glands kick into gear‚ producing various levels of adrenaline. When things go wrong with your adrenal glands

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    Stress and Coping

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    responding to any challenges or threatening situations. Long term stress reduced the capacity of our body to adapt. Stress influence conception‚ development and result of an illness. The source of stress has to change or adapt to balance our body system (Potter & Perry‚ 1997). Overton (2005) illustrates a good example that when our body is stressed due to the exposure to extreme cold or heat‚ the physical reaction to restore balance is to bring the temperature down by perspiring and bringing the

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    maintain a constant condition in a biological system by means of automatic mechanisms that work against influences leaning towards disequilibrium. This action primarily aims to preserve relative constancy in the body when severe changes occur in the external environment‚ as it very important for the body to maintain homeostasis in order to survive. If conditions happen to drift too far‚ certain biochemical reactions are ignited

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    Endocrine vs. Nervous System

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    Endocrine Vs Nervous System The endocrine system acts with nervous system to coordinate the body’s activities. Both systems enable cells to communicate with others by using chemical messengers. The endocrine system uses chemical messengers called hormones that are transported by the circulatory system (blood). They act on target cells that may be anywhere in the body. The endocrine system is slower than the nervous system because hormones must travel through the circulatory system to reach their

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    PEX 06 04

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    Name: ib Exercise 6: Cardiovascular Physiology: Activity 4: Examining the Effects of Chemical Modifiers on Heart Rate Lab Report Pre-lab Quiz Results You scored 75% by answering 3 out of 4 questions correctly. 1. The parasympathetic nervous system releases __________ to affect heart rate. Your answer : a. norepinephrine Correct answer: d. acetylcholine 2. A cholinergic drug that worked the same as acetylcholine would You correctly answered: c. be an agonist and decrease heart rate. 3. Norepinephrine

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