Which responses would you expect to see in sympathetic nervous system stimulation?
a. pupils normal size, decreased heart rate, bronchial constriction
b. pupils dilated, decreased heart rate, increased respiratory rate
c. pupils normal size, increased blood pressure, bronchial constriction
d. pupils dilated, increased heart rate, increased respiratory rate
D
Sympathetic nervous system stimulation causes pupil dilation, increased heart rate, increased respiratory rate, and increased blood pressure. Parasympathetic nervous system stimulation causes the pupils to remain normal size, the heart rate to decrease, the bronchioles to constrict, the respiratory rate to decrease, and the blood pressure to decrease.
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