Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), also known as B-type natriuretic peptide, is a hormone secreted by cardiomyocytes in the heart ventricles in response to stretching caused by increased ventricular blood volume. BNP is named as such because it was originally identified in extracts of pig brain.
How your bladder works. Your bladder is controlled by a complex system of nerves from your autonomic nervous system (parasympathetic and sympathetic), as well as by your spinal nervesare nerves that enter and exit the spinal cord, transmitting sensory and motor information to and from the brain.
Nervous control of muscular contraction Structure and functions of the nervous system Muscle contraction is initiated by the nervous system which together with the endocrine system controls the human organism. They are responsible for the steadiness of the inner environment and coordination of all the bodily functions. The nerve cell, a neuron, is the basic unit of the nervous system (Fig. 14).