sympathetic autonomic nervous system

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sympathetic autonomic nervous system,

n that part of the involuntary nervous system that balances the parasympathetic nervous system, increasing heart rate, pupil dilation, blood flow to skeletal muscles, and alertness. Also called
fight or flight.

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