parasympathetic nervous system
Noun
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Originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord;
Opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions;
Slows the heart;
Constricts the pupils;
Dilates blood vessels (synset 105513330)is a type of: nervous system, systema nervosum - the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cellsis a part of: ans, autonomic nervous system - the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glandssame as: parasympathetic
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