Which Is Not Controlled by the Nervous System

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which is not controlled by the nervous system?

• A) breathing
• B) heartbeat
• C) removing your hand from a hot surface
• D) removing your hand from a cold surface
• E) diffusion of water into cells

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Definitions:

Priority

The order of importance or urgency assigned to tasks or issues.

Respirations

The act of breathing; the inhaling and exhaling of air to facilitate gas exchange within the body.

Conduction Cycle

The process of electrical impulses moving through the heart's conduction system, coordinating its beating.

Bundle of His

A collection of heart muscle cells specialized for electrical conduction that transmits the electrical impulses from the atrioventricular node to the point of the apex of the fascicular branches.