You are being approached by a bear in the woods. Unlike what you may have heard, you do not want to play dead (bears eat dead things) and you do not want to run or climb a tree because the bear is faster than you. You need to make the bear think you are a threat by looking big and speaking to it. a) Which part of the nervous system has been activated, specifically. b) Name two organs/tissues that will be activated/ receive blood. c) Name two organs/tissue that will be deactivated/ have blood diverted.

You are being approached by a bear in the woods. Unlike what you may have heard, you do not want to play dead (bears eat dead things) and you do not want to run or climb a tree because the bear is faster than you. You need to make the bear think you are a threat by looking big and speaking to it. a) Which part of the nervous system has been activated, specifically. b) Name two organs/tissues that will be activated/ receive blood. c) Name two organs/tissue that will be deactivated/ have blood diverted.

Biomedical Instrumentation Systems

1st Edition

ISBN:9781133478294

Author:Chatterjee

Publisher:Chatterjee

Chapter12: Electroencephalography And Emg Instrumentation

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