GENERAL HISTOLOGY

NERVOUS SYSTEM SPECIAL SENSE

PERIPHERAL NERVE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The sympathetic division is responsible for ____
A
stress
B
relaxation
C
digestion
D
resting
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Your sympathetic nervous system is best known for its role in responding to dangerous or stressful situations. In these situations, your sympathetic nervous system activates to speed up your heart rate, deliver more blood to areas of your body that need more oxygen or other responses to help your get out of danger.

Detailed explanation-2: -The sympathetic nervous system directs the body’s rapid involuntary response to dangerous or stressful situations. A flash flood of hormones boosts the body’s alertness and heart rate, sending extra blood to the muscles.

Detailed explanation-3: -The sympathetic division is also called the thoracolumbar division because the preganglionic neurons are located along the spinal cord from segments T1 to L 2, basically in the middle section of the length of the spinal cord.

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