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What Happens When You Faint?
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What Happens When You Faint?
  • Published_at:2015-08-18
  • Category:Education
  • Channel:SciShow
  • tags: faint syncope vasovagal nerve nervous system sympathetic parasympathetic vagus adrenaline cortisol brain black out fight or flight blood pressure heart rate oxygen blood flow sci show quick questions hank green science
  • description: Why do we faint? Because sometimes, your nervous system just doesn’t know what to do with itself. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, John Szymakowski, Fatima Iqbal, Justin Lentz, David Campos, and Chris Peters. ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow Or help support us by becoming our patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow Sources: http://faculty.weber.edu/molpin/healthclasses/1110/bookchapters/stressphysiologychapter.htm http://intermountainhealthcare.org/ext/Dcmnt?ncid=520408204 http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/106/9/1048.full http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/113/16/e715.full http://www.ncemi.org/cse/cse0101.htm http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Fainting/Pages/Causes.aspx
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