Parasympathetic Division

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Parasympathetic Division

Resting and Digesting

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Where are the nerves in the parasympathetic division located?

Several cranial nerves as well as nerves from sacrum (craniosacral portion of Autonomic system)

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The preganglionic fiber in the parasympathetic division is…

long

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The postganglionic fiber in the parasympathetic division is…

short

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What is this division also known as

Housekeeper division

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What does the parasympathetic division promote?

It promotes internal response associated with a relaxed state

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What occurs during the parasympathetic division?

Pupil constriction, digestion of food, slow heart rate, decrease of cardiac contraction

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What is the neurotransmitter of the parasympathetic division?

acetylcholine (ACh)