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2. The Sympathetic Division of the ANS when activated will inhibit the salivary glands of the mouth. Salivation is an early step in the digestive breakdown of food, and is therefore inhibited. This is why we may experience a dry mouth when we least need it; like when nervous about giving an oral presentation.