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What is the somatic nervous system?
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What is the autonomic nervous system?
The autonomic nervous system (ANS) regulates the functions of our internal organs (the viscera) such as the heart, stomach and intestines. The ANS is part of the peripheral nervous system and it also controls some of the muscles within the body. We are often unaware of the ANS because it functions involuntary and reflexively. For example, we do not notice when blood vessels change size or when our heart beats faster. However, some people can be trained to control some functions of the ANS such as heart rate or blood pressure.
Auto(shifting gears)Nomic(garden Nome)
Picture a garden nome shifting gears of a persons heart, intestines and stomach.
What is the vertebrate nervous system?
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What is the mammalian central nervous system?
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What causes similar effects to Beta-Endorphins and how?
Opioids such as morphine bind to opioid receptors and produce a similar effect.
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
The sympathetic nervous system is one of two main divisions of the autonomic nervous system, the other being the parasympathetic nervous system.[1][2] The autonomic nervous system functions to regulate the body’s unconscious actions. The sympathetic nervous system’s primary process is to stimulate the body’s fight-or-flight response. It is, however, constantly active at a basic level to maintain homeostasis.[3] The sympathetic nervous system is described as being complementary to the parasympathetic nervous system which stimulates the body to “rest-and-digest”.
Picture a sym scooter, with a pathetic drunk on it who is trying to take off in the scooter (like a plane) and fighting people that walk by.
Presynaptic
Picture and arrow in front of the deviled egg with a tic.
What is a sensory nerve?
Sensory neurons are nerve cells that transmit sensory information (sight, sound, feeling, etc.). They are activated by sensory input, and send projections to other elements of the nervous system, ultimately conveying sensory information to the brain or spinal cord.
How many types of nerve cells are there and what’s are the different types?
There three types of nerves in the central nervous system: motor neurons, sensory neurons and autonomic neurons
