NEET Biology question

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Which of the following features show antagonism over a particular organ?

Organs | Sympathetic Nervous System | Parasympathetic Nervous System (a) Gastric glands | Stimulates secretion of gastric juice | Reduces bile secretion, increases release of sugar (b) Intestinal glands | Decreases secretion of intestinal juice | Promotes secretion of intestinal juice (c) Pancreas | Promotes bile secretion | Increases storage of sugar as glycogen (d) Salivary glands | Stimulates secretion of saliva | Inhibits secretion of saliva

Answer: (B)

Solution

A genuine antagonistic pair must describe opposite sympathetic and parasympathetic effects on the very same organ; only the intestinal-glands row does this consistently (sympathetic stimulation decreases

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