parasympathetic nervous system

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the effects of the p system
A level Psychology > paper two > Biopsychology > the nervous system > the peripheral nervous system > parasympathetic nervous system
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Parasympathetic: rest and digest (maybe calm)
Relaxes the body once the emergency has passed
Produces a state of equilibrium in the body
A slower system than the sympathetic system
Uses the neurotransmitter acetylcholine which has an inhibitory affect.