An antagonistic system is one where one action inhibits another. The sympathetic and parasympathetic systems are antagonistic, with the sympathetic system usually stimulating fight or flight responses and the parasympathetic system counteracting them, like increasing and decreasing heart rate, respectively.
Un sistema antagonista es aquel en el que una acción inhibe a otra. Los sistemas simpático y parasimpático son antagónicos, ya que el simpático activa respuestas de 'lucha o huida' y el parasimpático las contrarresta, como aumentar y disminuir la frecuencia cardíaca respectivamente.
| Front | Define antagonistic system & describe how this relates to parasympathetic & sympathetic nervous systems. |
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| Back | Antagonistic system - where one action inhibits another
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