Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

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Chapter 20 - The Circulatory System: Blood Vessels and Circulation - Study Guide - Testing Your Recall - Page 800: 17

Answer

17 . Sympathetic.

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This refers to the sympathetic nervous system, one of the branches of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). The sympathetic system mediates our responses to threats ( "flight or fight"). Preganglionic fibers originate in thoracic and first three lumbar segments of the spinal cord; post ganglionic fibers serve cardiac muscles, smooth muscles, and glands.
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