Episode 26 - Autonomic Nervous System – Part 1

Episode 26 begins our discussion of the autonomic nervous system, our fight-or-flight and rest-and-digest control. The autonomic nervous system mediates the visceral reflexes that control heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, and a plethora of physiological processes. You’ll also get to hear my conversation with Dr. Michael Windelspecht, author of the Mader’s Biology series of textbooks from McGraw-Hill Education and one of the owners of Inspire Adventures. Inspire Adventures takes students to the Central American country of Belize where they embark on educational excursions actively learning ecology and biology in the field. https://www.inspire-edventures.com/ and check out his podcast at https://www.inspire-edventures.com/podcast. Please feel free to email me questions about A&P and I may answer them on the podcast! [email protected]