Psychology 2036A/B Chapter 2: psych chapter 2 notes

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2036A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

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Chapter 2: the systems of the body feedback from voluntary movement (involuntary) parasympathetic nervous system (psyn) Interconnected nerve fibres regulate response and recovery from stress. Ans is regulated via the sympathetic nervous system (syn) and the. Pns is made up of sns (somatic) and the ans (automatic) Sns connects nerve fibres to voluntary muscles, provides brain with sensory. Cns (central nervous system) brain, spinal cord. Pns (peripheral nervous system) rest of the nerves in the body. Ans connects cns with all internal organs that we don(cid:495)t have control over. Syn controls react to stress, prepares the body for emergencies flight or. Psyn controls organs under normal circumstances homeostasis: acts antagonistically to the syn when emergency passes, psyn kicks. Syn is a catabolic system because it is concerned with the mobilization and fight i. e. increased hr and tensing of muscles exertion of energy in. Psyn is an anabolic system because it deals with the conservation of body energy.