Restraining One's Emotions Decreases Activity in the Sympathetic Nervous System

question 76

True/False

Restraining one's emotions decreases activity in the sympathetic nervous system.

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Definitions:

Acrosome Reaction

A series of events in which the acrosome, a caplike structure covering the head of a sperm cell, releases proteolytic (protein-digesting) enzymes and undergoes other changes that permit the sperm to penetrate the outer covering of the egg.

Spermatogenesis

The process by which sperm cells are produced in male gonads, involving both mitosis and meiosis, resulting in haploid sperm from diploid cells.

Blastomere

A type of cell produced by the division of the egg after fertilization, contributing to the formation of the embryo.

Blastodisc

A small disc of cytoplasm at the animal pole of a reptile or bird egg; cleavage is restricted to the blastodisc (meroblastic