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Question
While watching a scary movie, mention its effects on the following organs by the autonomous nervous system in the table given below: (one has been done for you as an example).
| Organ | Sympathetic System | Parasympathetic System | |
| e.g. Lungs | Dilates bronchi and bronchioles | Constricts bronchi and bronchioles | |
| (1) | Heart | ______ | ______ |
| (2) | Pupil of the eye | ______ | ______ |
| (3) | Salivary gland | ______ | ______ |
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Solution
| Organ | Sympathetic System | Parasympathetic System | |
| e.g. Lungs | Dilates bronchi and bronchioles | Constricts bronchi and bronchioles | |
| (1) | Heart | accelerates heartbeat | retards heartbeat |
| (2) | Pupil of the eye | dilation | constriction |
| (3) | Salivary gland | inhibits the secretion of saliva (dryness of the mouth) | stimulates the secretion of saliva |
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