You Are About to Give Your First Speech and Are

question 13

Essay

You are about to give your first speech and are nervous. As you anticipate getting up in front of your speech class, you begin to feel butterflies in your stomach and a pounding in your chest. Explain how the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the autonomic nervous system would work together to help your body react to this situation.

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Definitions:

Wave Amplitude

The height of a wave from its mean or rest position to its peak, reflecting the energy or intensity of the wave.

Sound

Waves that propagate through the air or another carrier and can be detected by the ears of people or animals.

Wave Form

A graphical representation of the shape, amplitude, or frequency of a wave, especially as it relates to sound or electromagnetic waves.

Amplitude

The extent of a vibratory movement measured from the position of equilibrium.