CBSE Class 6 Answered

Sympathetic Neural System

Parasympathetic Nervous System

·         It controls body’s response at rest.

·         It controls body’s response at threat.

·         Response originates in the spinal cord and medulla oblongata.

·         Response originates in the spinal cord.

·         Neuron pathways are longer.

·         Neuron pathways are very short.

·         Responses are slow.

·         Responses are immediate.

·         Examples: Decrease in heart beat, blood pressure

·         Examples: Increase in heart beat and blood pressure during fight or flight mechanism