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1
Madeleine has just gotten over the frightening experience of seeing a bolt of lightning strike a tree next door to her house. As she tries to calm down, what part of her nervous system takes control of her body?
A)Parasympathetic
B)Somatic
C)Spinal cord
D)Sympathetic
2
The somatic branch of the nervous system controls which aspect of functioning?
A)Emergency reactions to stress
B)Calming the body after an emergency
C)Voluntary movements of the skeletal muscles
D)Control over higher level thought processes
3
Julie is watching an exciting basketball game in which the school's divisional championship is on the line. Her feelings of nervousness, sweating, and heart palpitations in this situation most likely involves which part of her nervous system?
A)Autonomic
B)Immune
C)Central
D)Somatic
4
When you are feeling stressed, which part of your nervous system takes control?
A)Parasympathetic
B)Correct. The sympathetic nervous system prepares the body for action during times of stress.Sympathetic
C)Somatic
D)Spinal cord
5
The central nervous system consists of the brain and the
A)somatic system.
B)autonomic system.
C)peripheral system.
D)spinal cord.





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