Jim just barely avoided a head-on collision on a narrow road. with heart pounding, hands shaking, and body perspiring, Jim recognizes that these are signs of the body's fight of the body's fight-or-flight response, which is controlled by the:

Correct answer: D. sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system

  • A. empathetic division of the peripheral nervous system
  • B. parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
  • C. somatic division of the peripheral nervous system
  • D. sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system

Explanation

The sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system prepares the body for fight or flight by increasing heart rate, sweating, and muscle readiness. The parasympathetic division produces the calmer rest-and-digest response.

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