When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Dysautonomia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysautonomia

    Dysautonomia, autonomic failure, or autonomic dysfunction is a condition in which the autonomic nervous system (ANS) does not work properly. This condition may affect the functioning of the heart , bladder , intestines , sweat glands , pupils , and blood vessels.

  3. Autonomy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomy

    There are many different definitions of autonomy, many of which place the individual in a social context. Relational autonomy, which suggests that a person is defined through their relationships with others, is increasingly considered in medicine and particularly in critical [ 42 ] and end-of-life care. [ 43 ]

  4. Contronym - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contronym

    Hindi: कल and Urdu: کل (kal) may mean either "yesterday" or "tomorrow" (disambiguated by the verb in the sentence).; Icelandic: fram eftir can mean "toward the sea" or "away from the sea" depending on dialect.

  5. Sociotropy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociotropy

    Sociotropy is a personality trait characterized by excessive investment in interpersonal relationships and usually studied in the field of social psychology. [1] People with this personality trait can be known as people pleasers.

  6. Autonomic - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomic

    Autonomic can refer to: Autonomic nervous system , a division of the peripheral nervous system that supplies smooth muscle and glands, and thus influences the function of internal organs Autonomic computing , the self-managing characteristics of distributed computing resources

  7. Arousal - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arousal

    Arousal is the physiological and psychological state of being awoken or of sense organs stimulated to a point of perception. It involves activation of the ascending reticular activating system (ARAS) in the brain, which mediates wakefulness, the autonomic nervous system, and the endocrine system, leading to increased heart rate and blood pressure and a condition of sensory alertness, desire ...

  8. Fight-or-flight response - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight-or-flight_response

    The autonomic nervous system is a control system that acts largely unconsciously and regulates heart rate, digestion, respiratory rate, pupillary response, urination, and sexual arousal. This system is the primary mechanism in control of the fight-or-flight response and its role is mediated by two different components: the sympathetic nervous ...

  9. Autonomic nervous system - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomic_nervous_system

    Autonomic nervous system, showing splanchnic nerves in middle, and the vagus nerve as "X" in blue. The heart and organs below in list to right are regarded as viscera. The autonomic nervous system has been classically divided into the sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system only (i.e., exclusively motor).