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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: "Sympathetic Neural Regulation"
Split Justification: Sympathetic neural regulation exerts its effects through two distinct and exhaustive primary output mechanisms: either by postganglionic neurons directly releasing neurotransmitters at target cells, or by preganglionic neurons stimulating the adrenal medulla to secrete catecholamine hormones into the bloodstream for systemic action. These two mechanisms are mutually exclusive in their method of signal delivery and collectively account for all sympathetic regulatory processes.
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From: "Direct Sympathetic Neurotransmission"
Split Justification: All direct sympathetic neurotransmission by postganglionic neurons fundamentally involves the release of one of two primary neurotransmitters: norepinephrine (which mediates the vast majority of sympathetic effects) or acetylcholine (which is released by sympathetic fibers innervating sweat glands and a few other specific targets). These two categories are mutually exclusive, as a given neuron releases one or the other, and comprehensively exhaustive, covering all known instances of direct sympathetic neurotransmission.
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From: "Cholinergic Direct Sympathetic Neurotransmission"
Split Justification: All direct cholinergic sympathetic neurotransmission by postganglionic neurons primarily targets one of two distinct tissue types: exocrine glands (predominantly sweat glands, mediating thermoregulation) or specific smooth muscle tissues (such as vascular smooth muscle in skeletal muscle, mediating vasodilation). These two categories comprehensively cover the known primary target tissues for this specific neurotransmission pathway and are mutually exclusive in their anatomical and physiological effects.
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From: "Cholinergic Direct Sympathetic Neurotransmission to Sweat Glands"
Split Justification: Cholinergic direct sympathetic neurotransmission to sweat glands is fundamentally initiated by two distinct classes of stimuli, leading to two primary functional outcomes: either in response to thermal cues to regulate body temperature (thermoregulatory sweating) or in response to psychological and emotional states like stress, anxiety, or cognitive arousal (emotional/psychogenic sweating). These two categories represent mutually exclusive primary drivers and functions for this specific neurotransmission, despite utilizing the same pathway to eccrine sweat glands, and comprehensively cover all known instances of its activation.
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From: "Cholinergic Sympathetic Neurotransmission for Emotional/Psychogenic Sweating"
Split Justification: Emotional/psychogenic sweating exhibits a distinct anatomical distribution across the body. It is most prominent and functionally significant in the acral (palms and soles) and axillary regions, forming one cohesive anatomical category. The remaining areas where emotional sweating occurs, primarily the head (e.g., forehead, face) and, to a lesser extent, the trunk, constitute the other distinct anatomical category. This split is mutually exclusive as a given body region falls into one category or the other, and comprehensively exhaustive as it accounts for all possible anatomical locations where cholinergic sympathetic neurotransmission for emotional/psychogenic sweating can manifest.
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From: "Cholinergic Sympathetic Neurotransmission for Emotional/Psychogenic Sweating in Acral and Axillary Regions"
Split Justification: ** The acral regions (palms and soles) and axillary regions represent two anatomically distinct and functionally differentiated areas within the scope of the parent node where emotional/psychogenic sweating occurs. While both utilize the same neurotransmission pathway, their specific local innervation patterns, density of eccrine glands, and often their associated contextual triggers and evolutionary roles (e.g., grip enhancement vs. social signaling) can differ. This anatomical division is mutually exclusive, as any given region falls into one category or the other, and comprehensively exhaustive, as it covers all specified areas of the parent node.
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From: "Cholinergic Sympathetic Neurotransmission for Emotional/Psychogenic Sweating in Acral Regions (Palms and Soles)"
Split Justification: The acral regions, as specified in the parent node, fundamentally comprise two distinct anatomical areas: the palmar surfaces of the hands and the plantar surfaces of the feet. While both are involved in emotional/psychogenic sweating via the same neurotransmission pathway, they represent separate and definable body parts. This division is mutually exclusive, as any given acral region is either a palm or a sole, and comprehensively exhaustive, as together they cover all instances of emotional/psychogenic sweating in the acral regions.
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Topic: "Cholinergic Sympathetic Neurotransmission for Emotional/Psychogenic Sweating in Plantar Regions (Soles)" (W6469)