The Autonomic Nervous System Consists of Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Components

The autonomic nervous system consists of sympathetic and parasympathetic components. A shorthand way of recalling the different functions of these systems is to think of the sympathetic nervous system as responding to ______________, and the parasympathetic nervous system to __________________.

A) Input from the organs of special sense; input from muscles
B) Input from joints; input from blood vessels
C) Fight or flight; rest and digestion
D) Reproductive urges; dreams