A patient with a spinal cord injury complains to a nurse of the inability to experience an erection. The nurse explains, "The _____ component of the nervous system has been affected by your in-jury."

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


parasympathetic
Parasympathetic nerves release neurotransmitters, which cause the cavernosal arteriole walls to relax.

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