When Walking Home Alone Late One Night, You Are Startled

question 190

Multiple Choice

When walking home alone late one night, you are startled by a moving shadow that you glimpse out of the corner of your eye. The _____ division of the autonomic nervous system mobilizes your body's defenses. When you see that the shadow is just the neighbor's cat, the _____ division lessens your physiological arousal.

• A)sympathetic; parasympathetic
• B)peripheral; somatic
• C)somatic; peripheral
• D)parasympathetic; sympathetic

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Definitions:

Old World

A term referring to regions of the world known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas, including Africa, Europe, and Asia.

Anthropoid Species

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Bipedal

The ability to walk on two legs, characteristic of humans and their ancestors.

Ground Dwellers

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