After a game of football, David tries to calm down by relaxing in the swimming pool. He tries to get this breath back and relax
to avoid muscle cramps. In this scenario, which part of the autonomic nervous system he most ikely involved in calming David's body? A) the sympathetic nervous system
B) the parasympathetic nervous system
C) the central nervous system
D) the somatic nervous item
The parasympathetic nervous system is a division of the autonomic nervous system. Once the stress or emergency conditions are over, the activation of the parasympathetic nervous system calms down the person. This division of the nervous system slows down the responses generated by the sympathetic nervous system during stress conditions. The parasympathetic nervous system activates digestion and absorption of the nutrients, slows down the breathing and heart rate so that the energy level of the body cells is restored. After a football game, the activated parasympathetic nervous system will calm down David.
