HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
CONTROL AND COORDINATION
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Question
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Spinal cord
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ANS
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PNS
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Sympathetic nervous system
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Detailed explanation-1: -Spinal Cord is the center that controls reflex action. Reflex actions are actions that are carried out quickly in response to a stimulus and thus do not involve any thinking, and thus are under the control of spinal cord.
Detailed explanation-2: -You are born with such “hard-wired” reflexes. Most are located in the spinal cord. But some are in the motor centers of your brain. They work to protect your body from injury.
Detailed explanation-3: -Motor Functions-directs your body’s voluntary muscle movements. Sensory Functions – monitors sensation of touch, pressure, temperature and pain. Autonomic Functions – regulates digestion, urination, body temperature, heart rate, and dilation/contraction of blood vessels (blood pressure).