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The parasympathetic response regulates organs and body systems. It is responsible for the "resting" activities of the human body, e.g. salivating, sexual arousal, digestion, excretion etc.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe parasympathetic response is the mechanism by which the body naturally regenerates itself and maintains chemical and metabolic balance.
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∙ 13y agoit causes someone to start to panic etc.
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Does the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system initiate the stress response?
No..,. False
Are sweat glands parasympathetic or sympathetic?
They are sympathetic but an exception - ACh is released as a post-synaptic neurotransmitter rather than Adrenaline/Noradrenaline.Illicitinga parasympathetic response will not stimulate these neurons and therefore sweating is not a parasympathetic side effect.However, as post-synaptic sweat glands contain Muscarinic receptors and not adrenoceptors the administration of a non-selective Muscarinic agonist would result in both a parasympathetic response such as constriction of the pupil or decreased heart rate as well as sweating due to the activation of these sympathetic post-synaptic MAChR in the sweat glands.Atropine would reduce all parasympathetic responses and stop sweating.
Which component of the nervous system calms the body after the fight-or-flight response?
The parasympathetic division of the central nervous system
What would not occur if the parasympathetic division was more active than the sympathetic division?
Fight or flight response would not occur.
A reflex is an example of what type of response?
a reflex ia an example of an instinctive response
What process does the parasympathetic nervous system not stimulate?
The parasympathetic nervous system does not stimulate the fight or flight response.
Freezing up before speaking in front of an audience is a response to?
Parasympathetic nervous system (flight or fight response)
Does the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system initiate the stress response?
No..,. False
What part of the nervous system is responsible for the rest and digest response of the body?
Parasympathetic
How do the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems operate antagonistically in emotional responses?
One system creates an emotional response, and the other dampens it. The sympathetic nervous system creates a short-term mobilizing response, and the parasympathetic nervous system dampens it in the long term.
Are sweat glands parasympathetic or sympathetic?
They are sympathetic but an exception - ACh is released as a post-synaptic neurotransmitter rather than Adrenaline/Noradrenaline.Illicitinga parasympathetic response will not stimulate these neurons and therefore sweating is not a parasympathetic side effect.However, as post-synaptic sweat glands contain Muscarinic receptors and not adrenoceptors the administration of a non-selective Muscarinic agonist would result in both a parasympathetic response such as constriction of the pupil or decreased heart rate as well as sweating due to the activation of these sympathetic post-synaptic MAChR in the sweat glands.Atropine would reduce all parasympathetic responses and stop sweating.
Which component of the nervous system calms the body after the fight-or-flight response?
The parasympathetic division of the central nervous system
How does the synaptic nervous system affect the iris?
The iris is not innervated directly, however the iris sphincter muscle is affected by the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. Sympathetic stimulation causes pupil dilation while parasympathetic nervous system causes pupil constriction. The parasympathetic response is quicker because of the proximity of a parasympathetic ganglion (ciliary ganglion) to the eye. The sympathetic response is slower because all sympathetic ganglia are confined to the spinal cord. This is the reason why people adjust faster to a bright shining light than darkness.
What would not occur if the parasympathetic division was more active than the sympathetic division?
Fight or flight response would not occur.
The division of the autonomic nervous system that controls the series of physiological responses that are collectively called the rest and digest response?
parasympathetic division
What happens to pressoreceptor activity when bLood pressure in the carotids fail?
Pressoreceptor activity decreases because it is part of the heart and is a parasympathetic response.
The division of the autonomic nervous system that controls the series of physiological responses that are collectively called the rest-and-digest response?
parasympathetic nervous system
