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Autonomic Nervous System

Hank takes you on a tour of your two-part autonomic nervous system. This episode explains how your sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system work together as foils, balancing each other out. Their key anatomical differences - where nerve fibers originate and where their ganglia are located - drive their distinct anatomical functions, making your sympathetic nervous system the "fight or flight" while your parasympathetic nervous system is for "resting and digesting."

English
  • Originally Aired April 6, 2015
  • Runtime 10 minutes
  • Created June 26, 2024 by
    The501Trooper
  • Modified June 26, 2024 by
    The501Trooper