18: #Amish4Lyfe [Sympathetic vs. Parasympathetic]
Does listening to Headshake activate your fight or flight response? Or maybe it leaves you comfortably in your rest and digest state. Ruka and Libby talk about the differences between these systems while planning Libby’s self-eulogized Viking funeral.
Key Words
acetylcholine, adrenal medulla, adrenaline, afferent, autonomic motor, autonomic nervous system, blood pressure, central nervous system (CNS), cervical, collateral ganglia, efferent, enteric, epinephrine, fight or flight response, ganglion, gastrointestinal (GI) tract, glucose, heart rate, heart, homeostasis, innervate, liver, lumbar, norepinephrine, parasympathetic, peripheral nervous system (PNS), postganglionic, preganglionic, pupils, rest and digest state, sacral, somatic motor, somatic nervous system, somatic sensory, special sensory, spinal cord, stress, sympathetic trunk, sympathetic, thoracic, visceral sensory
Old West Words of the Day (Gap Junction Almanac)
Rumbumptious
Rum hole
References and Resources
Textbook: Vander’s Human Physiology, 13th Edition
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Music
Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Modified from original with volume fading and cuts
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This podcast is for entertainment and education only. Neither of the hosts is a medical doctor, and nothing they say is medical advice. Please consult with your physician before making decisions about your health.
