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Explain why the sympathetic division of the ANS has more widespread and longer-lasting effects than the parasympathetic division. HTML Editor
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There are some reasons by which that is possible-

1)sympathetic neurotransmitter as norepinephrine,which has breakdown slower than acetylcholine by this postganglionic cells are stimulates for longer time

2)sympathetic preganglionic fibres has axon and also collaterals which synapse with more than 20 postganglionic neurones but in the case of parasympathetic preganglionic fibres synapse with 4-5 postganglionic fibres

3)another than above sympathetic system is also stimulate the release of catecholamines from adrenal medulla which enhance the effects

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