Chapter 16, Problem 8CT

Summary Introduction

Case Summary:

An autonomic response in an extremely angry condition and finished eating and relaxing condition.

Adequate Information:

The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) controls the unconscious movement of the body. It has two important divisions’ sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions. They are present on the preganglionic neuron of the CNS and autonomic ganglia of the PNS. The sympathetic axons travel through the sympathetic chain ganglia to their target cell. The parasympathetic axons travel from cranial and sacral nerves to the target cells.

To determine:

The name of the response controlled by ANS

1. In an extremely angry person.
2. In a person who is relaxing after finishing his meals.

Given Information:

The autonomic nervous system activates the sympathetic response when the person is extremely angry, which innervates adrenal glands. It activates the parasympathetic response when the person is resting after finishing his meal, which innervates the digestive tract.