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sympathetic nerves
stimulate gastric secretion.
allow us to relax, rest, and recover.
provoke feelings of sympathy.
control swallowing.
have short preganglionic fibers and long postganglionic fibers.
Sympathetic nerves are part of the autonomic nervous system. They are activated in "fight - or - flight" situations. Their preganglionic fibers are short, and postganglionic fibers are long. The parasympathetic nervous system (not sympathetic) stimulates gastric secretion (digestion is a "rest - and - digest" function), allows relaxation/rest/recovery (parasympathetic is "rest - and - digest"), and controls swallowing (involves somatic and parasympathetic components in some aspects). Sympathetic nerves do not provoke feelings of sympathy (a psychological/social concept not related to the physiological function of sympathetic nerves).
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have short preganglionic fibers and long postganglionic fibers.