define sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system
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Sympathetic nervous system is a division of autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for stress conditions.the sympathetic nervous system primary function is to stimulate the body response.
Parasympathetic nervous system is a division of autonomic nervous system that control the internal body organs in resting state.it primarily uses acetylcholine as its neurotransmitter.
abbreviation of sympathetic nervous system is SNS.abbrevation of parasympathetic nervous system is PSNS.
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The autonomic nervous system has two divisions: the sympathetic nervous system, which accelerates the heart rate, constricts blood vessels, and raises blood pressure, and the parasympathetic nervous system, which slows the heart rate, increases intestinal and gland activity, and relaxes sphincter muscles.