PHYSIOLOGY
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
The ____ regulates events that are involuntary, such as smooth and cardiac muscles.
|
|
Somatic nervous system
|
|
|
Autonomic nervous system
|
|
|
Either A or B
|
|
|
None of the above
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The autonomic nervous system is a component of the peripheral nervous system that regulates involuntary physiologic processes including heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, digestion, and sexual arousal. It contains three anatomically distinct divisions: sympathetic, parasympathetic, and enteric.
Detailed explanation-2: -The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is the component of the peripheral nervous system that controls cardiac muscle contraction, visceral activities, and glandular functions of the body.
Detailed explanation-3: -Vascular smooth muscle is primarily innervated by the sympathetic nervous system.
There is 1 question to complete.