Mark eats a very big meal in the evening. After the meal his wife would like him to help clean up, but Mark explains that he is "too tired" and promptly goes to sleep. What seems to be his problem?
What will be an ideal response
After a meal, parasympathetic influences dominate, which increase digestive functions while decreasing cardiac and respiratory activity. This causes the individual to feel sleepy.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word