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@Brianna17

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Which portion of the peripheral nervous system, activated by stress, prepares the body for the fight-or-flight response?
 
  a. cerebral nervous system c. somatic nervous system
  b. parasympathetic nervous system d. sympathetic nervous system

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The high content of which substance in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) can differentiate it from other body fluids?
 
  a. glucose c. salts
  b. protein d. urea


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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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The sympathetic nervous system is activated by stress and prepares the body for the fight-or-flight response.

Answer to Question 2

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CSF has a high content of glucose. When drainage is suspected to be CSF, it is checked for the presence of glucose.


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Wow, this really help

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