Autonomic Nervous System: Crash Course A&P #13

Hank takes you on a tour of your two-part autonomic nervous system. This episode explains how your sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system work together as foils, balancing each other out. Their key anatomical differences - where nerve fibers originate and where their ganglia are located - drive their distinct anatomical functions, making your sympathetic nervous system the "fight or flight" while your parasympathetic nervous system is for "resting and digesting." Pssst... we made flashcards to help you review the content in this episode! Find them on the free Crash Course App! Download it here for Apple Devices: https://apple.co/3d4eyZo Download it here for Android Devices: https://bit.ly/2SrDulJ Table of Contents The Basic Two-Part System of the Autonomic Nervous System 0:48 Sympathetic Nervous System 2:33 Parasympathetic Nervous System 2:54 Their Nerve Fibers Originate in Different Parts of the Body 3:22 Sympathetic Ganglia Are Close to the Spinal Cord 4:36 Parasympathetic Ganglia Are Close to Their Effectors 4:59 *** Crash Course is now on Patreon! You can support us directly (and, until April 30th, have your contributions matched by Patreon!) by signing up at http://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Thanks to the following Patrons for their generous monthly contributions that help keep Crash Course free for everyone forever: Mark Brouwer, Simun Niclasen, Brad Wardell, Roger C. Rocha, Jan Schmid, Elliot Beter, Nevin Spoljaric, Sandra Aft, SR Foxley, Jessica Simmons, Stefan R. Finnerup, Jason A Saslow, Robert Kunz, Jessica Wode, Mike Drew, Steve Marshall, Anna-Ester Volozh, Christian Ludvigsen, Jeffrey Thompson, James Craver ***SUBBABLE MESSAGES*** TO: SEM Students FROM: Mrs. S You are confident and courageous! I believe in you! DFTBA! -- TO: Zachary FROM: She who gave you life! You, like the Mongols, will always be the exception. ***EPISODE CO-SPONSORS*** Link Kelly Naylor - http://www.aertenart.com Tim Webster Steven Meekel ***SUPPORTER THANK YOU!*** Thank you so much to all of our awesome supporters for their contributions to help make Crash Course possible and freely available for everyone forever: Caitlin Steinert, BryanGriffith.com, Maia McGuire, That one guy from Midland who teaches science at highschool, Michael Longwell, Justice H, Martha (splicegrrl), Casey Rule, Manuel Kovats, and @simplscientist -- Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourse Tumblr - http://thecrashcourse.tumblr.com Support Crash Course on Patreon: http://patreon.com/crashcourse CC Kids: http://www.youtube.com/crashcoursekids