The Nurse Differentiates the Sympathetic from the Parasympathetic Nervous Systems

Multiple Choice

The nurse differentiates the sympathetic from the parasympathetic nervous systems in that the sympathetic system:

A) provides energy for "fight or flight" in stressful situations.
B) slows the heart rate after a stressful situation.
C) supports deep sleep after large expenditures of energy.
D) relaxes blood vessels to counteract hypertension.