NREMT EMR First Responder

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All of the following are primarily controlled by the autonomic nervous system except one. Which of the following is not primarily controlled by the autonomic nervous system?
  1. Heart rate
  2. Blood vessel dilation/constriction
  3. Pupil dilation/constriction
  4. Eye movement (left, right, up, down)
  5. Sweat gland secretions
Explanation
Answer: D - All of the processes above are primarily regulated by the autonomic nervous system except movements of the eye, which are voluntary. The autonomic nervous system is primarily responsible for the regulation of involuntary processes that often help maintain the body’s state of homeostasis. For example, when your body temperature rises, sweat is released on the surface of the skin (for evaporative cooling of the skin) and blood vessels near the surface of the skin dilate to allow more heat to be carried to the cooler skin surface to heat removal.
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