HUFANO JOHN LLOYD E,

BS, CRIM 3 – ALPHA

ACTIVITY 2
1. What is the significance of the human system (nervous system) in the conduct of Polygraph
examination? (Expound your answer)

THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM ACTIVITY IS MEASURED BY THE POLYGRAPH TEST. THE
SYMPATHETIC AND PARASYMPATHETIC BRANCHES OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM ARE
CLEARLY CHARACTERIZED IN MEDICINE, AND WERE WELL DESCRIBED BY THE FRENCH PHYSICIAN
CLAUDE BERNARD OVER A CENTURY AGO. THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM'S FUNDAMENTAL
FUNCTION IS TO MAINTAIN BODY HOMEOSTASIS SO THAT THE INDIVIDUAL CAN FUNCTION IN A
CHANGING ENVIRONMENT.

THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM, TO PUT IT SIMPLY, IS A PORTION OF THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM THAT CONSISTS OF A NUMBER OF OUTGOING NEURAL ROUTES THAT REGULATE VITAL
PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS THAT ARE NORMALLY BEYOND VOLUNTARY AND CONSCIOUS CONTROL.

2. Be able to produce the anatomy of the following with an illustration or label of every organ;

A. The Sympathetic Nervous System (THORACO LUMBAR)

B. The Parasympathetic Nervous System (CRANIO-SACRAL)

C. The Cranial nerves and their function