How does the sympathetic nervous system works on the heart?


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Nervous System Sympathetic neurons cause pacemaker cells to generate action potentials more frequently, and thus increase heart rate. In contrast, parasympathetic neurons have the opposite effect; they cause a decrease in the frequency of action potentials generated by peacemaker cells, and thus decrease heart rate. ChaCha on! ChaCha On!

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