A Sleepy Driver Rounds a Bend and Sees a Deer

question 173

Multiple Choice

A sleepy driver rounds a bend and sees a deer standing in the road. The driver snaps to attention and applies the brakes, averting the accident, because his brain was aroused by the

• A)parasympathetic nervous system.
• B)reticular activating system (RAS).
• C)thalamus.
• D)pineal gland.

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