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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