May 4th is commonly referred to as “Star Wars†day due to thestatement of “May the Fourth be with you†and its aural similarityto “May the force be with you.†Within the Star Wars franchise,those who are imbued with the ability to manipulate the force can,after time, manipulate their physiology to reduce their breathingrate and induce bradycardia (reduced heart rate). This can beexplained by specialized molecules called “midichloriansâ€controlling the autonomic nervous system. Assuming thatmidichlorians truly exist, which branch of the autonomic nervoussystem do they affect (sympathetic or parasympathetic nervoussystem (2pts)), what specific receptor would midichlorians bind toin order to do this (2 pts), and what other effects would occurbesides reducing breathing rate and induced bradycardia if theybound to this receptor (List at least three other effects; 2 ptsper effect). You should also include the origin of the neurons forthis branch (2 pts) and whether the pre or post ganglionic neuronis shorter (2 pts). Would the opposing system be affected, if so,how (4 points)? 2 pts for essay formatting, grammar, spelling.
