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From: "Human Potential & Development."
Split Justification: Development fundamentally involves both our inner landscape (**Internal World**) and our interaction with everything outside us (**External World**). (Ref: Subject-Object Distinction)..
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From: "Internal World (The Self)"
Split Justification: The Internal World involves both mental processes (**Cognitive Sphere**) and physical experiences (**Somatic Sphere**). (Ref: Mind-Body Distinction)
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From: "Somatic Sphere"
Split Justification: The Somatic Sphere encompasses all physical aspects of the self. These can be fundamentally divided based on whether they are directly accessible to conscious awareness and subjective experience (e.g., pain, touch, proprioception) or whether they operate autonomously and beneath the threshold of conscious perception (e.g., heart rate, digestion, cellular metabolism). Every bodily sensation, state, or process falls into one of these two categories, making them mutually exclusive and comprehensively exhaustive.
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From: "Autonomic & Unconscious Somatic Processes"
Split Justification: ** All unconscious somatic processes are fundamentally regulated through either the dedicated neural pathways of the autonomic nervous system or through the intrinsic, self-regulating mechanisms of other physiological systems (e.g., endocrine, immune, cellular, local tissue systems). These two categories comprehensively cover all autonomous and unconscious bodily functions and are mutually exclusive in their primary regulatory mechanism.
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From: "Autonomic Neural Regulation"
Split Justification: Autonomic neural regulation is fundamentally divided into the sympathetic nervous system, which primarily prepares the body for action and stress responses, and the parasympathetic nervous system, which primarily facilitates rest, digestion, and energy conservation. These two branches constitute the entirety of the autonomic nervous system, operating with largely opposing effects on target organs, making them mutually exclusive and comprehensively exhaustive for covering all aspects of autonomic neural regulation.
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From: "Parasympathetic Neural Regulation"
Split Justification: The parasympathetic nervous system is anatomically and functionally defined by its neural origins, which are exclusively from either specific cranial nerves (III, VII, IX, X) or sacral spinal nerves (S2-S4). These two distinct outflow pathways comprehensively cover all sources of parasympathetic neural regulation, and any given parasympathetic pathway originates from one or the other, ensuring mutual exclusivity.
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From: "Sacral Parasympathetic Outflow"
Split Justification: The sacral parasympathetic outflow primarily innervates organs within the pelvic cavity. These target organs and their functions can be fundamentally and exhaustively divided into those primarily responsible for the elimination of bodily waste (defecation and micturition via the distal colon, rectum, and bladder) and those primarily involved in reproduction and sexual function (genitalia and associated structures). These two categories represent distinct physiological domains regulated by the sacral parasympathetic system and are mutually exclusive in their primary functional roles.
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From: "Sacral Parasympathetic Regulation of Pelvic Reproductive and Sexual Organs"
Split Justification: Human beings exhibit sexual dimorphism, meaning their reproductive and sexual anatomies are fundamentally distinct based on biological sex. The sacral parasympathetic outflow targets specific, sex-differentiated pelvic organs and tissues (e.g., penis/testes in males vs. clitoris/vagina/uterus in females) to regulate their respective reproductive and sexual functions. This split comprehensively covers all relevant organs and functions, as any individual's primary reproductive and sexual organs fall into one of these two mutually exclusive categories.
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From: "Sacral Parasympathetic Regulation of Female Pelvic Reproductive and Sexual Organs"
Split Justification: The female pelvic reproductive and sexual organs can be fundamentally and exhaustively divided into those located externally and those located internally within the pelvic cavity. This anatomical distinction dictates specific targets and functional outcomes of sacral parasympathetic regulation, covering all relevant organs and functions while ensuring mutual exclusivity.
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From: "Sacral Parasympathetic Regulation of Female External Genital Organs"
Split Justification: The sacral parasympathetic innervation of female external genital organs fundamentally mediates two distinct physiological processes crucial for sexual function: vasodilation leading to engorgement of erectile tissues (e.g., clitoris, labia minora) and the stimulation of glandular secretions (e.g., Bartholin's and Skene's glands) for lubrication. These represent two fundamentally different physiological responses (vascular engorgement vs. exocrine secretion) and collectively cover the primary effects of parasympathetic action on these structures, ensuring mutual exclusivity and comprehensive exhaustiveness.
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From: "Sacral Parasympathetic Regulation of Female External Genital Erectile Tissues"
Split Justification: The female external genital erectile tissues are fundamentally composed of two main, anatomically distinct bodies: the clitoris (encompassing its glans, body, and crura) and the bulbs of the vestibule. Each of these structures receives dedicated sacral parasympathetic innervation for vasodilation and engorgement, ensuring mutual exclusivity. Together, these two categories comprehensively cover all primary erectile tissues of the female external genitalia.
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From: "Sacral Parasympathetic Regulation of the Clitoris"
Split Justification: The clitoris is an erectile organ composed of anatomically distinct regions: the externally visible glans and the internal body and crura. Sacral parasympathetic innervation mediates vasodilation and engorgement across all these erectile tissues. This split fundamentally divides the regulation based on these distinct anatomical components, where the glans is the primary sensory interface and the body/crura provide the underlying erectile structure. These two categories are mutually exclusive, as any part of the clitoris's erectile tissue belongs to either the glans or the body/crura, and together they comprehensively cover all clitoral erectile structures.
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Topic: "Sacral Parasympathetic Regulation of the Clitoral Body and Crura" (W6389)