The Nervous System and the ________ System Share Important Structural

question 64

Short Answer

The nervous system and the ________ system share important structural and functional characteristics, such as relying upon some form of chemical communication with targeted tissues and organs.

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Definitions:

Modifiable Risk Factor

A behavioral or environmental characteristic that increases the risk of disease and can be changed to improve health outcomes.

Cardiac Cycle

The sequence of events in the heart from the beginning of one heartbeat to the beginning of the next, including systole and diastole, and blood flow.

Systole

The phase of the cardiac cycle during which the heart muscles contract and pump blood from the chambers into the arteries.

Diastole

The phase of the heart cycle during which the heart muscle relaxes and allows the chambers to fill with blood.