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Sympathetic : "Stress"
Oh no, you have that big biology test! You're stressing out! The sympathetic nervous system prepares your body for this stressful event, as it runs thru your spinal cord.
Parasympathetic: "Calm"
Now that the test is over, you're getting back to normal, which is what the parasympathetic nervous system does, as it is a cranial nerve which links your brain to other body parts.
Organ
Heart
Digestive
Liver
Eyes
Bladder
Skin
Adrenal Gland
Sympathetic
increase H.R
Decrease peristalsis
Increase glucose release
Dialate pupils
Relaxes sphincter
Increase blood flow
Epinephrine release
Parasympathetic
decrease H.R
Increase peristalsis
Decrease glucose release
Constrict pupils
Contract spincter
Decrease blood flow
No effect
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