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Heart Rate Nervous San Sending Impulses System State

The medulla oblongata controls heart rate via two centers: one that uses the sympathetic nervous system to increase heart rate, and another that uses the parasympathetic nervous system to decrease it, both influencing the heart's sinoatrial node (SAN).

El bulbo raquídeo controla la frecuencia cardíaca a través de dos centros: uno aumenta la frecuencia mediante el sistema nervioso simpático y otro la disminuye mediante el sistema nervioso parasimpático, ambos conectados al nodo sinoauricular (SA) del corazón.

Front State which part of the brain controls heart rate, describe how the role of controlling heart rate is divided into two centres.
Back Medulla oblongata - has two centres that are linked to the SAN in the heart by motor neurones:
  • One centre increases heart rate by sending impulses through sympathetic nervous system
  • One center decreases heart rate by sending impulses through parasympathetic nervous system
  • SAN only initiates heart beats, nervous and endocrine systems alter them

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