Shifting from Second to Third Gear in a Car Is

question 29

Multiple Choice

Shifting from second to third gear in a car is an example of which type of motor skill?

• A) Open motor skill
• B) Fine motor skill
• C) Serial motor skill
• D) Continuous motor skill

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Definitions:

Sympathetic Nervous

Part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for physical activity by accelerating the heart rate, constricting blood vessels, and raising blood pressure.

Releasing Hormones

Hormones secreted by the hypothalamus that trigger the release of other hormones from the anterior pituitary gland.

Anterior Pituitary

The front lobe of the pituitary gland, which secretes hormones that regulate growth, metabolism, and reproductive functions.

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells that conduct electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.