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arousal

The state of being awake & reactive to stimuli Physiology: - activation of the a) reticular activating system b) autonomic nervous system c) endocrine system - sensory alertness, mobility & readiness to respond

Related

awareness disorder of arousal; lack of awareness; impaired consciousness

Specific

alertness (vigilance)

General

physiologic process

References

  1. Wikipedia: Arousal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arousal