How to Tell Crystal From Glass. Here are some quick tips on how to distinguish classic crystal from plain glass. 1  Hold up a glass to the light. 2  If the glass acts as a prism and you see a rainbow you are holding crystal. 3  If not, it is just plain glass. 4  When struck, crystal produces a musical ring.
Blood pressure is controlled by tiny muscles that line the inside of your blood vessels. These muscles allow your arteries to operate like soft rubber tubes, that expand with each beat of your heart. When these muscles throughout the vascular system [the arteries and veins that carry blood] expand, blood pressure drops.
The Autonomic Nervous System controls the automatic functions of the body that we do not consciously think about, such as heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, dilation and constriction of the pupils of the eye, kidney function, and temperature control.