Assertion: sympathetic nervous system | /r/CapableOf | mediate the body's response
Facets:
value: by increasing heart rate
type: MANNER
value: by pupil dilation
type: MANNER
value: to physical activity
type: OTHER
value: by other functions
type: OTHER
value: by muscle tone
type: MANNER
value: by sweat secretion
type: MANNER
value: to stressful situations
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The sympathetic nervous system mediates the body's response to stressful situations, i.e., the fight or flight reactions.
text: The sympathetic nervous system mediates the body’s response to physical activity by increasing heart rate, blood pressure, muscle tone (tension) in the large skeletal muscles, sweat secretion, pupil dilation, and other functions.