Autonomic Nervous System
Autonomous means “self-governing”, so these nervous systems as considered self-governing nervous systems. It controls those functions which we cannot control as per our will i.e. involuntary actions like activities of internal organs e.g. movement of food through the stomach, flow of blood, etc. As it controls the function of internal or visceral organs of the body, it is also called the visceral nervous system. It can be categorized into two categories;
- Sympathetic Nervous System: It causes a “fight and flight” response of the body by heightening the activity of the body’s organs like increasing the heart rate, respiration rate, etc.
- Parasympathetic Nervous System: It causes the conservation of energy by slowing down the functioning of the body’s organs by calming the body like slowing down the breathing rate and heartbeat during sleep.
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NCERT Notes Class 10 Control and Coordination
NCERT Class 10 Science Notes Chapter 6: Control and Coordination in the living organism mean the ability to control and coordinate different body functions to complement each other. Separately control means the ability of our body to have power of regulation over any mechanism whereas coordination means the process by which all the different parts of the body work together to produce the desired outcome. You will find the NCERT Control and Coordination Notes for Chapter 6 Class 10 Notes here.
Table of Content
- Control and Coordination in Animals
- Nervous System
- Human Nervous System
- The Central Nervous System
- Reflex Actions and Reflex Arc
- Endocrine Gland
- Control and Coordination in Plants
- Plant Hormones
- FAQs on Control and Coordination