Matilda Was Walking Through the Woods When She Saw a Speckled

question 75

Multiple Choice

Matilda was walking through the woods when she saw a speckled snake slither by.Immediately,her heart rate increased,her breathing quickened,and she started to perspire.When the snake was out of sight,she began to calm down; her breathing and heart rate returned to normal,and she no longer perspired.This calming down is the result of the _________.

• A) sympathetic nervous system
• B) parasympathetic nervous system
• C) endocrine system
• D) cortex

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