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Endocrine System Flashcards

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What is the autonomic nervous system?

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Part of peripheral nervous system that regulates involuntary physiologic processes including heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, digestion, and sexual arousal

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What is a chemoreceptor?

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Detects changes in co2, o2 or pH levels

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What are Baroreceptors

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They detect changes in blood pressure

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Where is blood pressure detected?

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The aortic arch and the 2 carotid sinuses

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