Question:
Which of these activities is most likely driven by parasympathetic innervation?
A) Sweating and dilating pupils
B) Resting and digesting
C) Fight-or-flight responses
D) Vigorous physical activity
Answer:
The correct answer is B) Resting and digesting
Explanation:
Remember that the Somatic Nervous System is that part of the nervous system that voluntarily responds to external stimuli while the Autonomic Nervous System involuntarily regulates internal body functions.
Please note that the Autonomic Nervous System is further subdivided into two: the Sympathetic Nervous System and the Parasympathetic Nervous System.
Parasympathetic fibers are primarily in the vagus nerves, but some that regulate sub-diaphragmatic organs travel through the spinal cord.
The parasympathetic division, sometimes called the "rest and digest" system, keeps body energy use as minimal as possible, even as it controls important bodily functions like breaking-down food for absorption and eliminating excrement and urine.
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Answer:
Resting and digesting
Explanation:
Based on the scenario being discussed in the question, resting and digestive it is most likely that driven by parasympathetic intervention. The parasympathetic system is the system responsible for the stimulation of resting and digesting or the feeding and breeding activities that happens when the body is resting, most especially after eating, which includes; lacrimation (tears) salivation, sexual arousal, urination, digestion and defecation.
