You Are Sitting with a Friend in the Park Next

question 10

Multiple Choice

You are sitting with a friend in the park next to some children who are playing Frisbee. You turn to talk to your friend and out of the corner of your eye you see a Frisbee quickly approaching your face. As an innate, protective behavior, you blink your eyes. The protective action of blinking is an example of a(n)

• A) reflex.
• B) synapse.
• C) sympathetic response.
• D) parasympathetic response.

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