Which of the following does not describe the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system? 

A. It secretes norepinephrine.
B. It increases the heart rate.
C. It prepares the body for "fight or flight."
D. It releases acetylcholine.
E. It slows down the stomach muscles.


D. It releases acetylcholine.
The sympathetic neurons generally release norepinephrine, not acetylcholine.

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