Activation of the Sympathetic Nervous System

question 38

Multiple Choice

Activation of the sympathetic nervous system

• A) increases salivation and increases blood pressure.
• B) decreases salivation and decreases blood pressure.
• C) increases salivation and decreases blood pressure.
• D) decreases salivation and increases blood pressure.

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Definitions:

Hypoglossal

Relating to the twelfth cranial nerve, which controls the muscles of the tongue, essential for swallowing and speech.

Emotional Pain

A deeply unpleasant emotional response resulting from significant loss, social rejection, or emotional neglect.

Somatosensory Cortex

A region of the brain that processes sensory information from various parts of the body, including touch, pain, and temperature.

Vomeronasal Organ

An auxiliary olfactory sense organ that is found in many animals and is believed to be involved in detecting pheromones.