As You Take Notes, Your Heart Beats at a Normal

question 77

Multiple Choice

As you take notes, your heart beats at a normal rate. Your breathing is normal and your stomach slowly digests your earlier meal. What part of the peripheral nervous system is currently in action?

• A) parasympathetic division
• B) sympathetic division
• C) autonomic division
• D) somatic division

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