NEETBiologyNeural Control and CoordinationMCQ+4 / −1
Which one of the following is the example of the action of the autonomous nervous system?
- ASwallowing of food
- BPupillary reflex
- CPeristalsis of the intestine
- DKnee-jerk response
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Correct answer: C
Autonomic nerveous system regulates and coordinates involuntry activities like heart beat, homeostasis, body temperature, breathing, gut peristalsis and secretion of glands. Human intestine shows movements during food digestion called peristalsis.
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