Which of the following is false regarding the function of the sympathetic nervous system?
A) Prepares the body for fight or flight
B) Dilates blood vessels
C) Signals the heart to beat slower
D) Decrease blood flow to digestive organs

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The sympathetic division carries messages to prepare the body for physical activity, sometimes called fight or flight. Efferent messages cause blood vessels to the heart and skeletal muscles to dilate to increase blood flow. The heart is signaled to beat faster. Meanwhile, this division sends other messages to decrease blood flow in blood vessels that deliver blood to the digestive organs. If you are preparing for fight or flight, it is more important to send blood to the heart and skeletal muscles than to the stomach and intestines.

Which of the Following Is False Regarding the Function of the Sympathetic