Unit 2: Peripheral nervous system: afferent anf efferent divisions

1. Role of the Efferent Division in Controlling Body Functions

Describe the role of the efferent division in controlling both homeostasis and voluntary movement.
Autonomic Nervous System: Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Divisions
- Know the structure, function, and neurotransmitter systems of the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions.
- Explain the physiological responses associated with "fight-or-flight" and "rest-and-digest" states.
Functional Organization of the Somatic Nervous System
- Identify the structure and function of motor neurons and neuromuscular junctions.
- Understand how motor control is regulated by different brain regions.

Recorded lectures are available under "Media gallery".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd10m6VPqqA (introduction to somatic nervous system)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6SuVmeqs2o (short video about the neuromuscular junction and action potential propagation in muscle cells)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qYc0hZiCss (voluntary movement)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMsJ-3qRVJM (homeostasis-negative and positive feedback)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeXP_ricT4s (Autonomous Nervous System)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J2b2LDjRUI (Autonomous Nervous System)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=2oIQkfoxPHw (Autonomous Nervous System)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=3a_aLsFvNWs (Autonomous Nervous System)