Human Physiology
Human Physiology
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781259864629
Author: Fox, Stuart Ira
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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The anatomical and physiological relationship between the sympathetic nervous system and the adrenal gland.

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The human nervous system is associated with the control and coordination of the body functions. The nervous system is broadly classified into the central and the peripheral nervous system. The brain and the spinal cord are a part of the central nervous sytem whereas the autonomic and the somatic nervous system are included in the peripheral nervous system.  

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