An increased secretion of watery saliva will result when the

A. basal nuclei of the brainstem activate sympathetic pathways to salivary glands.
B. basal nuclei of the cerebrum activate somatic pathways to salivary glands.
C. salivary nuclei of the brainstem activate parasympathetic pathways to salivary glands.
D. salivary nuclei of the cerebrum activate sympathetic pathways to salivary glands.
E. glossopharyngeal nuclei of the pons activate somatic and sympathetic pathways to the salivary glands.


C

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