List general responses to increased sympathetic activity and to parasympathetic activity
What will be an ideal response?
General responses to increased sympathetic activity include heightened mental alertness, increased metabolic rate, reduced digestive and urinary functions, activation of energy reserves, increased respiratory rate and dilation of respiratory passageways, elevated heart rate and blood pressure, and activation of sweat glands. General responses to increased parasympathetic activity include decreased metabolic rate, decreased heart rate and blood pressure, increased secretion by salivary and digestive glands, increased motility and blood flow in the digestive tract, and stimulation of urinary and defecation.
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