FUND OF ANAT & PHYS TEXTBK (LL W/ LAB
FUND OF ANAT & PHYS TEXTBK (LL W/ LAB
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ISBN: 9780134645766
Author: Martini
Publisher: PEARSON
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The parasympathetic is a division of autonomic nervous system that acts to oppose the effects produced by the sympathetic division of the nervous system. It regulates all the activities that occur when the person is at rest.

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