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What is a sympathetic nervous system?

What is a sympathetic nervous system? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (neuroanatomy) The part of the autonomic nervous system that raises blood pressure and heart rate, constricts blood vessels, and dilates the pupils when under stress.
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Ganglioneuroma is a benign tumor of the sympathetic nervous system that rarely produces symptoms of endocrine dysfunction.
The two main ganglionic trunks of the sympathetic nervous system are the cervical and lumbar trunks.
Here we will activate your sympathetic nervous system using a famous model pain stimulus: dunking your hand in ice water.
The sympathetic nervous system, not white blood cells, is critically important in the regulation of energy expenditure and thermogenesis.
The constrictor muscle is supplied by the parasympathetic nervous system, and the dilator by the sympathetic nervous system.
They also subdue signals from the sympathetic nervous system and inhibit deleterious overgrowth of damaged heart muscle.

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