explain how the nervous system increases heart rate

Coordination via medulla / cardiac centre in the brainIncreased impulses along sympatheticnerve to the Sino atrial node, otherwise known as pacemakerrelease of noradrenalineincrease in impulses from Sino atrial nodeincrease in heart rare

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