What Is Active When Your Heart Is Pounding, Your Hands

question 89

Multiple Choice

What is active when your heart is pounding, your hands get sweaty, and your cheeks feel hot because you have to give a presentation or when you see someone that you have a crush on?

• A) skeletal nervous system
• B) spinal reflexes
• C) autonomic nervous system
• D) somatic nervous system

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Definitions:

Posterior Sacral Foramina

Posterior sacral foramina are openings on the dorsal side of the sacrum that allow for the passage of nerves and blood vessels to the pelvic organs and lower limbs.

Median Sacral Crest

A ridge on the posterior surface of the sacrum formed by the fusion of spinous processes of sacral vertebrae.

Zygomatic

Pertaining to the zygomatic bone, a prominent bone on the side of the skull that forms part of the cheekbone.

Ethmoid

A spongy bone located between the eyes that forms part of the nasal cavity and the orbit of the eye in the skull.