The ________ division of the autonomic nervous system prepares organs for stressful or emergency situations.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


sympathetic

The sympathetic division of the ANS prepares organs for "fight-or-flight" stressful or emergency situations by increasing heart and breathing rates and slowing down the activity of the digestive glands and the muscles of the stomach and intestines.

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