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As a pitcher throws a ball to you during a baseball game, your heart rate and breathing increase. You then swing to hit the ball.
Identify the divisions of the nervous system that control these two events.

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Heart rate is controlled by the two branches of the autonomic (involuntary) nervous system. It also controls blood pressure and the rate of breathing.
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