CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUSNESS RESPONSE Flashcards
conscious response
a deliberate and voluntary action that is initiated by the brain and performed
intentionally by the body
Sensory receptor
a nerve ending that detects internal sensations in the body and external
sensations from the environment
Unconscious response
an automatic and involuntary action that is performed without
conscious awareness in response to internal and external sensory stimuli
Unconscious physiological responses of the autonomic nervous system
-sympathetic
Heart rate increases to increase, Breathing rate increases and lung airways expand, Pupils dilate, Sweat glands are activated
Unconscious physiological responses of the autonomic nervous system
-parasympathetic
The heart beats at a steady and regular
rate, Lung airways constrict, Pupils constrict, Sweat glands are regulated,
Spinal reflex
an unconscious response to sensory stimuli that is initiated by interneurons
in the spinal cord independently of the brain
Reflex arc
the path along which the neural signal is transmitted as part of the spinal reflex
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