The sympathetic nervous system

a. is always excitatory for smooth muscle
b. innervates only tissues concerned with protecting the body against challenges from the outside environment
c. dominates in rest-and-digest situations
d. contains cholinergic and adrenergic fibers
e. stimulates only effectors that are dually innervated


D

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