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think of sympathetic nervous system as 'normal'. The parasympathetic nervous system kicks into action when there are unusual changes within the body. If you are scared for example, or if you take a drug or are unwell due to a bug. The parasympathetic nerve widens pupils, makes you go to the toilet more often, increases heart rate, widens bronchia etc. hope this helps. Not all these things will happen with all drugs or all illnesses, just using these as a brief example.

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