The System That Controls Involuntary Bodily Functions Such as Sweating

question 28

Short Answer

The system that controls involuntary bodily functions such as sweating and arterial blood pressure is known as the ________.

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Definitions:

Node of Ranvier

Gaps in the myelin sheath along a nerve fiber, where action potentials are regenerated for rapid signal transmission.

One Meter Long

A unit of measurement equal to 100 centimeters or approximately 39.37 inches, often used to specify the length of objects.

Axon

A long, slender projection of a nerve cell that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Dendrite

Short branched extensions of a nerve cell, along which impulses received from other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body.