You See a Rattlesnake and Your Heart Rate Increase, You

question 106

Multiple Choice

You see a rattlesnake and your heart rate increase, you get a dry mouth, and you sweating and trembling. Your bodily reactions are due to the

• A) sympathetic nervous system.
• B) somatic nervous system.
• C) parasympathetic nervous system.
• D) reflexive nervous system.

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Definitions:

Front-end Load

A charge or fee paid by an investor at the time of purchasing shares of a mutual fund or an investment, typically used to cover sales commissions.

Expense Ratio

The annual fee that all mutual funds and ETFs charge their shareholders, expressed as a percentage of the fund's average net assets.

NAV

Net Asset Value, the per-share value of a mutual fund or ETF, calculated by dividing the total value of all the securities in the portfolio, minus liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding.

Front-end Load

A commission or sales charge applied at the time of the initial purchase of an investment, usually used in mutual funds.