Nerve impulses are sent to slow the heart's rate of contraction. The nerve fibers sending these signals will most likely belong to which division of the nervous system?
A) sensory (afferent) division
B) somatic nervous system
C) sympathetic division
D) parasympathetic division

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The parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for slowing the heart rate through the release of acetylcholine.

Nerve Impulses Are Sent to Slow the Heart's Rate of Contraction