Give an example of a response that our Autonomic Nervous System might have (something that our bodies do that we don't usually consciously control or think about).

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Makaila Robles

Biology

25 March, 00:42

Give an example of a response that our Autonomic Nervous System might have (something that our bodies do that we don't usually consciously control or think about).

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1) When you jump up suddenly from lying down for awhile (as when you get up in the morning to pee; ), gravity pulls most of your blood to your lower extremities, then the sympathetic nervous system kicks in and makes your heart race, in order to get more blood up (against gravity) to your brain.