A nurse is working with a student nurse. The nurse explains what a client would experience if the adrenergic receptors are activated. Which of the following comments by the student nurse indicates that the education was effective?

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Activation of adrenergic receptors results in fight-or-flight effects, such as increased heart rate, blood pressure, and respiratory rate, as well as dilation of the pupils and bronchioles, and decreased gastrointestinal motility. Rest-and-digest effects are associated with activation of the parasympathetic nervous system. Increased blood volume is not necessarily a direct effect of adrenergic receptor activation. Bronchial constriction is actually a result of activation of cholinergic receptors.

A Nurse Is Working with a Student Nurse