Assertion: sympathetic nervous system | /r/CapableOf | act to prepare the body
Facets:
value: for stressful states
type: PURPOSE
value: by contractility
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The sympathetic nervous system acts to prepare the body for stressful states by increasing heart rate and contractility of the heart, constricting blood flow through vasoconstriction, dilating the pupils, and dilating the bronchioles of the lungs.