Suppose That You Are Nearly Mugged While Walking Down a Crowded

question 22

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you are nearly mugged while walking down a crowded city street. Your body quickly reacts. Your heart rate speeds up, your breathing becomes more intense, and you feel pumped up to either attack the mugger or flee the scene. It would be most accurate to say that your ____ was activated in this situation.

• A) peripheral nervous system
• B) sympathetic nervous system
• C) autonomic nervous system
• D) parasympathetic nervous system

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Definitions:

Nonbonding

Pertaining to electrons in an atom or molecule that are not shared with other atoms and do not participate in bonding.

Π Molecular Orbital

A type of molecular orbital formed by the sideways overlap of atomic orbitals, crucial in understanding the bonding in conjugated systems.

Allyl Cation

A positively charged ion with a structure characterized by a carbon atom connected to three other carbon atoms via a sigma bond and two pi bonds, forming a resonance-stabilized intermediate in organic reactions.

Major Organic Product

The foremost substance generated with the highest efficiency in a chemical process involving organic materials.