Sympathetic Nervous System
The sympathetic nervous system and what other nervous system work to maintain homeostasis?
Parasympathetic Nervous System
What does the autonomic nervous system control?
Internal organs, glands, and muscles
What physical sensations do many teens experience when being asked to public speak?
What is increased heart rate, sweating, muscle tension, deep breathing, butterflies in your stomach
The parasympathetic nervous system is often activated after what type of stimuli?
Stressful Stimuli
The central nervous system is composed of what two components?
Brain and spinal cord
What response is provoked when an individual is faced with a stressful or potentially threatening situation?
Fight-or-Flight
Is this nervous system subject to voluntary control?
No
What physical sensations do most teens experience when sitting on a beach and relaxing?
What is "rest and digest" (pupil constriction, increased saliva production, slowed heart rate, relaxed muscles in the digestive tract)
What other nervous system does the parasympathetic system seem to work opposite of?
Sympathetic Nervous System
The brain and the spinal cord are encased in what for protection?
What is bone
What function does the sympathetic nervous system perform?
Prepares the body for stress-related activities
What is Homeostasis?
When biological conditions are maintained at optimal levels. (temperature, blood pressure, blood sugar, pH, etc. )
How do anxious/ fearful emotions affect your thoughts and behaviors?
What is increased fear, isolation, negative self-talk, catastrophizing, and hypervigilance, avoidance
Any of these responses will win
Name 2 of the many symptoms that demonstrates the parasympathetic nervous system is in action?
Heart rate slows, blood pressure decreases, increased digestion, increased salivation & pupils contract
Name one of the main areas that the peripheral nervous system connect to the central nervous system?
Organs, limbs, skin
Dilated pupils, increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, and relaxed bladder are all symptoms of what sympathetic nervous system response?
Fight-or-Flight
What are the two nerve systems that fall under the autonomic nervous system?
The Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems
How does relaxing/ calming emotions affect your thoughts and behaviors?
What is clearer thinking, improved focus, more rational decision-making, a greater ability to respond to situations with composure, reduced stress responses, positive social interactions
Any of these choices will win
The parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for returning the body to what?
Normal, day-to-day operations (aka homeostasis)
What is the main function of the central nervous system?
To organize and analyze information obtained from sensory neurons.
What does the sympathetic nervous system do to the eye's pupils?
What is Dilation?
Is the autonomic nervous system a part of the central or peripheral nervous system?
Peripheral Nervous System
Imagine yourself taking a challenging exam in your least favorite class. Which branch of the autonomic nervous system is activated?
What is the sympathetic nervous system
While the sympathetic nervous system inhibits digestion, how does the parasympathetic nervous system affect digestion?
Stimulates digestion
The peripheral nervous system is mostly composed of this.
Thick bundles of nerves