What effect is a result of inhibiting the parasympathetic nervous system with a drug such as atropine?
A)Salivation becomes thinner.
B)Salivation decreases.
C)The pH of saliva changes.
D)Digestive enzymes are inhibited.

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The sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the autonomic nervous system control salivation. Because cholinergic parasympathetic fibers stimulate the salivary glands, atropine (an anticholinergic agent) inhibits salivation and makes the mouth dry. Atropine (and similar drugs) does not cause saliva to become thinner, change the pH of saliva, or inhibit digestive enzymes.

What Effect Is a Result of Inhibiting the Parasympathetic Nervous