Associations to the word «Parasympathetic»
Noun
- Ganglion
- Nerve
- Neuron
- Gland
- Fiber
- Nucleus
- Pathway
- Tract
- Receptor
- Organ
- System
- Tissue
- Brain
- Stem
- Branch
- Cell
- Response
- Function
- Activity
- Pressure
- Stimulation
- Target
- Synapse
- Blood
- Division
- Secretion
- Heart
- Neurotransmitter
- Ans
- Cns
- Axon
- Pancreas
- Bladder
- Effect
- Control
- Reflex
- Arousal
- Saliva
- Activation
- Digestion
- Inhibition
- Cord
- Vip
- Contraction
- Islet
- Insulin
- Colon
- Erection
- Muscle
- Digest
- Penis
- Intestine
- Tem
- Gut
- Input
- Peptide
- Relaxation
- Dysfunction
- Decrease
- Fibre
Adjective
Wiktionary
PARASYMPATHETIC, adjective. Of or relating to the part of the autonomic nervous system that inhibits or opposes the effects of the sympathetic nervous system.
PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM, noun. (neuroanatomy) One of the divisions of the autonomic nervous system, based between the brain and the spinal cord, that slows the heart and relaxes muscles.
Dictionary definition
PARASYMPATHETIC, noun. 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.
PARASYMPATHETIC, adjective. Of or relating to the parasympathetic nervous system.
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.