Question

As you start working out, you notice that your heart rate and breathing rate start to increase. which division of your nervous system is generating this response? be as specific as possible.

Answer 1

The control of heart rate by the autonomic nervous system was investigated in conscious human subjects by observing the effects of /3-adrenergic blockade with propranolol, of parasympathetic blockade with atropine, and of com- bined sympathetic and parasympathetic blockade.