BIOL 243 · The Autonomic Nervous System · USC Upstate

Autonomic Nervous System Walkthrough

How your body runs the heart, gut, glands and blood vessels without you thinking about it, one step at a time. Go at your own pace. Nothing here is graded.

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Think of it like this

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Wrong answers are fine here. Read why, then try again.

Dr. Akash Garg · BIOL 243 Human Anatomy & Physiology · Chapter 15, The Autonomic Nervous System (OpenStax Anatomy & Physiology 2e) · Use the left and right arrow keys to move between steps. Pair this with the Autonomic Lab.
Diagrams are simplified and not to scale. Nerve paths are drawn as single lines, organ positions are schematic, heart rates are rounded teaching numbers, and the animations are sped up so you can see them.