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Given below are a few situations. What effective change will occur in the organ/body part mentioned and which part (sympathetic or parasympathetic) of the autonomic nervous system brings it about?













































Situation



Organ/Body part



Change/Action



Part of autonomic nervous system involved



1. You have entered a dark room



Eye



………….



………….



2. Your body is consuming lot of glucose while running a race



Liver



………….



…………



3. You are chewing a tasty food



Salivary gland



……………..



…………



4. You are running a race



Adrenal gland



………………



…………..



5. You are retiring to bed for sleep



Heart



……………



…………



6. You are shivering in intense cold



Body hairs



………….



…………


















































Situation



Organ/body part



Change/action



Part of autonomic nervous system involved



1. You have entered a dark room



Eye



Pupil dilates



Sympathetic



2. Your body is consuming lot of glucose while running a race



Liver



Glycogen is converted into glucose in liver



Sympathetic



3. You are chewing a tasty food



Salivary gland



Salivation increases



Parasympathetic



4. You are running a race



Adrenal gland



Release of adrenaline and noradrenaline increases



Sympathetic



5. You are retiring to bed for sleep



Heart



Heart rate slows down



Parasympathetic



6. You are shivering in intense cold



Body hairs



Hair raised



Sympathetic




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