ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I · MODULE 11
Three specialists, three labels, one disease
A urologist for the bladderA muscular organ that stores urine before excretion., a neurologist for the face, an audiologist for the hearing. This module builds the autonomic nervous systemThe part of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary functions such as heart rate, di and the special senses, and closes the nervous-system arc by reading all three as one fire finishing its tour.
The findings this module reads together
The bladder that empties on its own schedule came forward from the Spinal Cord module. Then a jolt of pain across one cheek from something as small as a cold breeze. Then high frequencies fading first — a specific, recognizable pattern of hearing loss.
Each specialist was right about their organ and wrong about the case. Autonomic instability, a cranial nerve misfiring, and a cochlea losing its top notes are three findings from one systemic disease reaching the wiring that runs automatically and the organs that feed it information.
PATIENT CHART · STINA · CHART CLUE #11
- Ongoing — Bladder empties on its own schedule
- Episodic — Electric-shock pain across the cheek
- Progressive — High tones fading first
- Flares — Heart pounding, dry mouthThe opening of the digestive tract where food enters and mastication begins.
Seven parts, one chart
Each part opens with a finding from Stina’s chart and asks you to commit to a prediction before any video plays, then alternates short videos with H5P activities. Work them in order.
11.1
The Bladder That Won’t Listen
The autonomic thread handed forward from the spinal cordThe central nervous system structure that relays signals between the brain and body..
AUTONOMIC BLADDER
11.2
Two Pedals
Sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions, and what ‘floored’ means.
ANS DIVISIONS
11.3
Chemical Messengers
Autonomic neurotransmittersChemicals released by neurons to transmit signals across a synapse. and their receptorsProteins located on the surface or inside cells that bind specific molecules (e.g., neurotransmitter.
NEUROTRANSMITTERS
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The Evidence Behind the Case
Every step of this module’s reasoning, paired with the peer-reviewed literature behind it.
REFERENCES
What you’ll be able to do
By the end of Module 11 you will be able to:
1
Compare the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions in anatomyThe study of the structure of the human body. and function.
2
Identify autonomic neurotransmitters and receptorA structure that detects stimuli. types and predict their effects.
3
Describe autonomic control of the bladder and the basis of neurogenic bladder.
4
Identify the cranial nervesNerves that arise from the brain and control head and neck functions. and explain the basis of trigeminal neuralgia.
5
Describe the anatomy of the ear and the mechanism of sensorineural hearing loss.
6
Describe the anatomy of the eye and the pathway of visual information.
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All pages for Module 11 — The Autonomic Nervous System
11.0 Module Overview
11.1 The Bladder That Won’t Listen
11.2 Two Pedals
11.3 Chemical Messengers
11.4 A Stab in the Face
11.5 The Fading Sound
11.6 Windows and Receivers
11.7 Autonomic Instability
11.8 Conclusion and Assessment
11.9 Evidence Behind the Case
All Modules
- Anatomical Language, Membranes & Homeostasis
- Just Enough Chemistry
- The Cell & Its Transport
- Making Cells & Proteins
- The Integumentary System
- The Skeletal System
- The Muscular System
- Nervous Tissue & the Senses
- The Spinal Cord
- The Brain & the Blood–Brain Barrier
- The Autonomic Nervous System
- Special Senses (in developmentThe process of growth and differentiation.)
- The Endocrine System
- Blood
- The Heart
- Blood Vessels
- The Digestive System
- The Respiratory System
- The Urinary System
- Fluids, Electrolytes & Acid–Base Balance
- The Reproductive System
- The Immune System
List of terms
- bladder
- autonomic nervous system
- mouth
- spinal cord
- neurotransmitters
- receptors
- anatomy
- receptor
- cranial nerves
- development