Claudia Has Just Come Home from a Long, Difficult Day

question 88

Multiple Choice

Claudia has just come home from a long, difficult day of writing questions for this test. As she sits down on the sofa, her heart rate and breathing slow down, her muscles relax, and her digestive system starts getting ready for food. It appears as though Claudia's __________ has been activated.

• A)thalamus
• B)parasympathetic nervous system
• C)sympathetic system
• D)somatic nervous system

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Definitions:

Unsaturated Fatty Acid

Fatty acids with one or more double bonds in their hydrocarbon chain, essential in the human diet.

Adipic Acid

An industrially significant dicarboxylic acid, used primarily in the production of nylon and other polymers.

Reagent

A substance or compound added to a system to cause a chemical reaction or test if a reaction occurs.

Transesterified

The process of exchanging the organic group R″ of an ester with the organic group R' of an alcohol.