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sympathetic nervous system

DEFINITIONS OF: sympathetic nervous system

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n originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts blood vessels

Type of:
nervous system, systema nervosum
the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells
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