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Autonomic Nervous System - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 16:05, 7 March 2011
, 16:05, 7 March 2011→Autonomic Nervous System: Basic Principles
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The ANS reflex arcs maintain homeostasis via a process of ''negative feedback'' in which a sensory cell from within the peripheral nervous system takes a measurement, for example body temperature. This temperature reading is then relayed to the CNS where it is compared to a reference value. The CNS then uses efferent fibres to generate a response from effector cells given the comparison to the reference and thus adjusting the internal environment.
The ANS reflex arcs maintain homeostasis via a process of ''negative feedback'' in which a sensory cell from within the peripheral nervous system takes a measurement, for example body temperature. This temperature reading is then relayed to the CNS where it is compared to a reference value. The CNS then uses efferent fibres to generate a response from effector cells given the comparison to the reference and thus adjusting the internal environment.
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Please use the links below for more detailed information regarding the anatomy and physiology of each ANS system.
==[[Sympathetic Nervous System - Anatomy & Physiology|Sympathetic Nervous System]]==
==[[Sympathetic Nervous System - Anatomy & Physiology|Sympathetic Nervous System]]==