Term: parasympathetic nervous system: originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions; slows the heart; constricts the pupils; dilates blood vessels
Broader: nervous system: the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells | Unrelated: inertness: immobility by virtue of being inert
Broader: nervous system: the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells | Unrelated: fritter: small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
Broader: nervous system: the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells | Unrelated: automeris: io moth
Broader: nervous system: the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells | Unrelated: gothic romancer: a writer of Gothic romances
Broader: nervous system: the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells | Unrelated: indonesian: a native or inhabitant of Indonesia
Broader: nervous system: the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells | Unrelated: xiphias: type genus of the Xiphiidae
Broader: nervous system: the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells | Unrelated: etching: an impression made from an etched plate
Broader: nervous system: the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells | Unrelated: corn: (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)
Broader: nervous system: the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells | Unrelated: apple maggot: larvae bore into and feed on apples
Broader: nervous system: the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells | Unrelated: mezzanine: intermediate floor just above the ground floor