Chapter 24.2, Problem 1AWYK

Summary Introduction

To analyze:

Reason for a feeling of dry mouth during nervousness.

Introduction:

Dry mouth is a kind of feeling when the mouth does not have enough amount of saliva. The decrease in the salvation process is controlled by the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system is comprised of the sympathetic and parasympathetic division. An increase and decrease in the activity of these two divisions may affect various physiological processes.