The human nervous system can be divided into several ways:
The first classification is based on where the respective parts of the nervous system are:
The other classification depends on whether the consciousness is involved or not:
The vegetative nervous system sometimes fulfills many in our body vital tasks
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The Operationsthat happen all the time here are usually mostly done for us unaware. You don't have to actively think about the fact that you have to keep breathing and the intestine digests our food even without us being constantly aware of it and practically giving it the command to do so.
On sudden changes (for example on a full stomach or on a lion standing in front of you), the autonomic nervous system can react very quickly and the Adjust functions of the body (So either stimulation of digestion or general activation, which enables one to run away).
This is much faster possible, as if hormones for such reactions would be responsible, as this is first poured out and then via the Bloodstream need to be transported to their target organs.
Since there are so many parallel events in our body, for the most part very complex processes it is only an advantage for us that the vegetative nervous system in healthy people unconsciously always ensures that they proceed correctly. The Nerves of the autonomic nervous system end so in principle on the smooth muscle cells. These are located in almost all internal organs and are not subject to voluntary motor skills. Of course, the vegetative nervous system is also subject to one control. This is done using higher-level centers of the brain and about hormones.
$config[ads_text2] not foundThe vegetative nervous system is divided into three parts:
The enteric nervous system consists of one Nerve plexus, the between the individual layers of hollow organs is embedded. These include:
The digestive organs are an exception here, as this nervous system works completely independently of the central nervous system and its functioning can only be more or less modulated via the sympathetic or parasympathetic nervous system.
Of the Sympathetic is the part of the autonomic nervous system that has most Systems starts up and the Body more attentive and efficient power. In English one describes one's main duties as "Fight and flight". So it enables us to fight and / or to flee.
So, some examples of sympathetic responses are:
Of the Parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for the opposing processes. This part of the vegetative nervous system takes care of the Body functions at rest. One describes one's tasks as "Rest and digest". When the parasympathetic part of the nervous system predominates, the body is in a state of rest, one is able to recover and digest.
According to the examples listed above, this means:
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$config[ads_text3] not foundAlthough the tasks of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system are so fundamentally different, one can do theirs Nerve fibers in the body cannot be distinguished with the naked eye.
They both arise from the central nervous system and pull to the organ musclesr.