central control of autonomics

Question 1

sympathetic and parasympathetic outflow are controlled both directly and indirectly by?

Answer 1

higher centers, including brainstem nuclei, the
hypothalamus, the amygdala, and several
regions of the limbic cortex.

Question 2

Autonomic responses are regulated by

Answer 2

visceral afferent (sensory) information, including
signals from a wide variety of internal receptors such
as chemoreceptors, osmoreceptors,
thermoreceptors, and baroreceptors.

Question 3

This visceral afferent
(sensory) information is
used in conjunction
with other inputs from
the

Answer 3

somatic sensory
and endocrine systems
to generate autonomic
motor output from
various regions of the
brainstem,
diencephalon, and
telencephalon