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Chapter 15

The Autonomic Nervous System

6 things you can play with
⚖️01

The Two Divisions

Tap an organ. Compare what the sympathetic and parasympathetic sides do to it.

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🔌02

Autonomic Pathways

See the two-neuron chain and the ganglia. Compare thoracolumbar and craniosacral outflow.

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⚡03

Fight or Flight

Flip the switch. Watch the whole body shift between stress ↔ calm.

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💊04

Neurotransmitters

Compare ACh and NE. Meet the receptors that decide what happens.

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🩸05

The Baroreceptor Reflex

Push blood pressure off target. Watch the loop pull it back.

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🔀06

Somatic vs Autonomic

One neuron or two? Voluntary or automatic? See them side by side.

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