What Best Characterizes the Function of the Parasympathetic Nervous System

question 73

Multiple Choice

What best characterizes the function of the parasympathetic nervous system?

• A) The parasympathetic nervous system is the "fight or flight" system.
• B) The parasympathetic nervous system prepares the body for emergency situations.
• C) The parasympathetic nervous system maintains homeostasis when the body is at rest.
• D) The parasympathetic nervous system prepares the body for physical activity.

Recognize the implications of employment law on termination and severance pay calculations.

Understand the rights of employees to legal recourse in disputes related to employment practices and decisions.

Identify and differentiate between various types of innovation in product development.

Understand the criteria and timeframes that define when a product can be labeled as new.

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Definitions:

Cultural Discontinuity

When students feel disconnected with the overall cultural environment of the classroom because it does not reflect their culture.

Acculturation

The process of cultural change and psychological adjustment that results following contact between cultures.

Cultural Competence

Cultural competence involves understanding and appropriately responding to the unique combination of cultural variables and the full range of dimensions of diversity that the professional and client/patient/family bring to interactions.

Belongingness

Belongingness is the human emotional need to be an accepted member of a group, whether it is family, friends, co-workers, or any other social group.