Stage 2 of the General Adaptation Syndrome Is Known as ____,And

question 73

Multiple Choice

Stage 2 of the general adaptation syndrome is known as ____,and this is the time when the ____ nervous system returns many physiological functions-such as respiration and heart rate-to normal levels,even while the body focuses its resources against the continuing stressor.

• A) resistance;parasympathetic
• B) shock;parasympathetic
• C) resistance;sympathetic
• D) shock;sympathetic

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Definitions:

New Memories

The formation of fresh neural connections to store information recently acquired or experienced.

Motor Cortex

A region in the cerebral cortex, located just behind the frontal lobes, that processes information about voluntary movement.

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of the brain involved in various higher brain functions such as sensation, voluntary muscle movement, thought, reasoning, and memory.

Voluntary Muscle Movement

Muscle movements that are under conscious control, involving skeletal muscles and used in performing deliberate actions.