For Sympathetic Nervous System we have terms and definitions in 6 topics. The topics are Biology, Day Spa, Fitness, Incontinence, Medical and Psychoactives.

Sympathetic Nervous System (Biology)

A subdivision of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for an emergency.

Sympathetic Nervous System (Day Spa)

The system that controls involuntary muscles, affecting respiration, circulation and digestion.

Sympathetic Nervous System (Fitness)

Part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for activity by speeding up the heart rate.

Sympathetic Nervous System (Incontinence)

A part of the nervous system that causes relaxation of the bladder and contraction of the internal sphincter. Urine storage in the bladder is primarily the result of a functional sympathetic system.

Sympathetic Nervous System (Medical)

The part of the autonomic nervous system that raises blood pressure and heart rate in response to stress

Sympathetic Nervous System (Psychoactives)

1. the branch of the autonomic nervous system that mobilizes the body for fight or flight by speeding up the heartbeat and breathing while shutting down digestive functions. Nerves of this system leave the middle segments of the spinal cord to connect to many organs, blood vessels, and glands.

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