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The brain can influence the heart in two ways. Sympathetic and parasympathetic stimulation.
Parasympathetic stimulation of the heart is through the vagus nerve.
Sympathetic stimulation of the heart is via cervical and thoracic splanchnic nerves.
The heart has its own pacemaker cells, so the brain only changes the rate and contractility of the heart.
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In coronary conduction the electrical impulse is released at what level of the coronary electrical system?
With Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, the heart has an extra nerve, or "accessory pathway" that electrically connects the _____ to the _____.
Which nerve conveys parasympathetic signals to the heart?
The Vegal Nerve conveys parasympathetic signals to the heart
Do the vagus nerve increase heart rate?
it decreased heart rate , since vagus nerve innervate parasympathetic never and we know parasympathetic nerve reduce heart rate.
What happens to your heart rate when you innervate your vagus nerve?
Stimulation of the vagus nerve decreases heart rate. The vagus nerve is an important part of the parasympathetic nervous system.
Does the vagus nerve carry impulses that increase heart rate?
Does the vagus nerve carry impules that increase the heart rate
Which travels quicker through the body a nerve impulse or a hormons?
a nerve impulse
How fast does a nerve impulse travels?
It 200 miles per hour And it can probally be in meters too.
How is an impulse communicated from nerve cell to nerve cell?
Via chemical messangers that cross the synapse.
Where does the nerve impulse travel from the reflex arc?
The nerve impulse typically travels from the sensory neuron to the spinal cord, where it is processed by interneurons, and then to the motor neuron to elicit a response from the effector organ or muscle.
What is the direction of impulse in a neuron?
A nerve impulse travels toward the actual nucleus itself to pass information.
What is the path of a nerve impulse from your leg to your brain and back to your leg?
A nerve impulse travels from your leg to your brain through sensory neurons. Once in the brain, the impulse is processed, and a response is generated. The response travels back to your leg through motor neurons to initiate movement or action.
The nerve impulse travels as an electric charge and as it nears the synapse it becomes?
A chemical signal.
What are function of SA nodes?
There is only one SA(sinoatrial) node. It is located by the right atrium of the heart. it initiates the nerve impulse which travels through both atria to initiate atrial contraction. Then the impulse travels to the AV(atrial ventricular) node. the nerve impulse travels through the intraventricular septum to the apex of the heart, where it initiates the contraction of the ventricles(starting from the apex and squeezing the blood up and out of the arteries).
Describe the path a nerve impulse travels throughout your body from stimulus to response?
Brain send the message via nerve impulses involving neurons which use the neuro-transmitter AcetylcholineAcetylcholine- a neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction triggers a muscle action potential, which leads to muscle contraction
What direction does nerve impulse travel?
Along a nerve cell, the impulse travels from the axon to the dendrites and then again to the axons through the synapse.
What is quicker a nerve impulse or a hormone?
nerve impulse
What name is given to a message that travels around the body in a nerve?
An electrical signal traveling along a nerve is called a nerve impulse or action potential.
