Sympathetic Nervous System Function

<p>Promote relaxation and conserve energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hippocampus</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increase heart rate and redirect blood flow to muscles</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sympathetic Nervous System = Prepares the body for action during stressful situations Parasympathetic Nervous System = Promotes relaxation and recovery during restful periods</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prefrontal Cortex = Higher-order thinking and decision-making Amygdala = Emotional responses, including fear and pleasure Cerebellum = Coordination of voluntary movements and balance Hippocampus = Memory formation and retrieval</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increased heart rate, dilated pupils, redirected blood flow to muscles = Sympathetic Nervous System Slowed heart rate, constricted pupils, stimulated digestion = Parasympathetic Nervous System</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fight or flight response = Activation of the sympathetic nervous system in stressful situations Rest and digest response = Activation of the parasympathetic nervous system during restful periods</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pituitary Gland = Located in the brain stem Hypothalamus = Located near the pituitary gland Amygdala = Found within the limbic system Hippocampus = Part of the temporal lobe</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sympathetic Nervous System activation = Increases heart rate Parasympathetic Nervous System activation = Slows down heart rate</p> Signup and view all the answers