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Nervous System

This category is for questions about the mechanical and chemical process of reactions to internal and external stimuli, ranging from the brain down to the spinal cord, and all nerves, cells and tissues in between.

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The structure that brings about response in the nervous system?

The effector such as a muscle or gland brings about response in the nervous system.

How does the endocrine system compare to the nervous system in regulating homeostasis?

Nervous System mainly the hypothalamus secretes different relasing and inhibiting hormones that controls the secretions of various hormones from anterior pituitary as well as secretes two important neuro-hormones viz. oxytosin and vasopressin. thus nervous system along with endocrine system works together to maintain homeostasis.

Does the nervous system control your blinking and sneezing?

The medulla oblongata is responsible for regulating several basic functions of the autonomic nervous system, including respiration, cardiac function, vasodilation, and reflexes like vomiting, coughing, sneezing, and swallowing.

What are the quick protective reactions that occur within your nervous system?

These are called reflexes. When the doctor taps the tendon below your knee your leg extends (lifts), this is a reflex.

How eating a hamburger involve both the somatic and autonomic nervous systems?

Eating a hamburger engages the somatic nervous system when you use your skeletal muscles to grasp the burger, bring it to your mouth, and chew. At the same time, the autonomic nervous system is activated during digestion, regulating involuntary processes such as salivation, gastric secretion, and peristalsis in the digestive tract. This coordination ensures that not only can you consume the food, but your body can also effectively process it afterward. Thus, both systems work together to facilitate the entire eating and digestion experience.

List of different glands of the body?

An endocrine gland is a ductless gland that produces and secretes hormones into the blood or lymph nodes, affecting specific target tissues throughout the body. Endocrine glands include the pituitary, pineal, hypothalamus, thymus, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal cortex, adrenal medulla, islets of Langerhans and gonads ie testes and ovaries.

What arouses the body and mobilizes its energy in a stressful situations?

Sympathetic nervous system arouses the body and mobilizes it's energy in stressful situations. This nervous system is part of three systems that make up the autonomic system.

How does deflex affect the nervous system and help sleep?

deflex affects the nervous system by not allowing it to work properly

What is the function of sensory nerve endings?

The sensory nerve endings are specialized neurones that are stimulated to fire action potntiels based on chemical factors, photons, heat etc depending on their location and type.

Where is the sural region?

The sural nerve (short saphenous nerve), formed by the junction of the medial sural cutaneous with the peroneal anastomotic branch of the lateral sural cutaneous nerve, passes downward near the lateral margin of the tendo calcaneus, lying close to the small saphenous vein, to the interval between the lateral malleolus and the calcaneus. It runs forward below the lateral malleolus, and is continued as the lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve along the lateral side of the foot and little toe (via a dorsal digital nerve), communicating on the dorsum of the foot with the intermediate dorsal cutaneous nerve, a branch of the superficial peroneal

It's the calf.

How can we take care of our nervous system?

Drinking alcohol can slow down sending of messages, which leads to different ways on how your body acts.

How does the nervous system aid in the survival of so many organisms?

The are a couple of evolutionary advantages of an organism developing a central nervous system. The main evolutionary advantage of an organism developing a central nervous system is the brain.

Where does ether exert its effects on nerve activity?

Ether will impair the function of the nerves. It does not leave any permanent damage, however. Ether anesthetic may cause side effects such as nausea.

What disease is a degenerative central nervous system disorder with progressive loss of control over movement?

Parkinson's disease is a degenerative central nervous system disorder with progressive loss of control over movement.