The "Resting and Digesting" Division of the Autonomic Nervous System

question 46

Multiple Choice

The "resting and digesting" division of the autonomic nervous system is the _____ ___.

• A) peripheral division
• B) parasympathetic division
• C) somatic division
• D) sympathetic division

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