What is the effect of both the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system innervating the same organ/effector?Multiple ChoiceOne would inhibit the organ and one would activate the organ.Both would inhibit the organ.Both would stimulate the organ.
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What is the effect of both the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system innervating the same organ/effector?Multiple ChoiceOne would inhibit the organ and one would activate the organ.Both would inhibit the organ.Both would stimulate the organ.
Solution
The correct answer is: One would inhibit the organ and one would activate the organ.
This is because the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems often have opposing effects on the same organ. For example, the sympathetic nervous system prepares the body for intense physical activity (fight or flight response) and thus tends to speed up the heart rate, while the parasympathetic nervous system relaxes the body (rest and digest response) and slows the heart rate.
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