Which of the following is not a function of the sympathetic nervous system?

Increase in heart rate

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Decrease in heart rate

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Increase in cardiac output

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Increase in the strength of ventricular contraction

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Solution

The correct option is B
Decrease in heart rate

Sympathetic nervous system mediates fright, flight and flight response. It causes increase in heart rate.

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Which of the following is not a function of the sympathetic nervous system?

The correct option is B Decrease in heart rate Sympathetic nervous system mediates fright, flight and flight response. It causes increase in heart rate.

The correct option is B
Decrease in heart rate

Sympathetic nervous system mediates fright, flight and flight response. It causes increase in heart rate.