Asked by armando

We know that we are becoming more calm when our parasympathetic nervous system causes saliva to __________ and blood pressure to __________.
A.
increase . . . increase
B.
decrease . . . decrease
C.
increase . . . decrease
D.
decrease . . . increase

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
C. increase . . . decrease

The parasympathetic ("rest-and-digest") system stimulates salivary secretion and lowers heart rate and vascular tone, which reduces blood pressure.