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Categories: Sympathetic nervous system, Articles with short description
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sympathetic nervous system  ortho-sympathetic nervous system  adrenergic nervous system  adrenergic system  SNS
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Originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts blood vessels WordNet 3.0
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Originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts blood vessels WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The sympathetic nervous system is one of the three divisions of the autonomic nervous system, the others being the parasympathetic nervous system and the enteric nervous system. Wikipedia
Part of the autonomic nervous system Wikipedia Disambiguation
One of two divisions of the autonomic nervous system, along with the parasympathetic nervous system Wikidata
A part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for accelerating the heart rate and raising the blood pressure under stress. OmegaWiki
The part of the autonomic nervous system that raises blood pressure and heart rate, constricts blood vessels, and dilates the pupils when under stress. Wiktionary
Sympathetic nervous system. Wiktionary (translation)