Scenario:You are watching a person running on a treadmill. (You’re also working out in the gym–so don’t feel bad or weird about just watching someone else run on a treadmill. It’s just that the runner is a moving object and has, perceptually speaking, caught your eye.) You begin to think about the nervous system as you are watching this runner on the treadmill.Here are some of your thoughts (please select one of your thoughts and provide a thoughtful and well-researched answer to your thoughts; please cite your sources)Since the brain and spinal cord are the control center of the body, how are her muscles being controlled by the central nervous system?Since she is sweating, she is probably activating her sympathetic nervous system. How does activation of the sympathetic nervous system lead to sweating?She is watching television while running and she is picking up her water bottle. How does the brain permit us to perform multiple simultaneous functions such as “walking and chewing gum?”She is drinking so must be thirsty. What are body systems or chemical receptor systems in the body send signals to brain to tell it that it is thirsty?Feel free to come up with any other thought that you might have and ask it here and post your researched answer.Thank you.
