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lbcchick

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Allen is in his house alone late at night when he hears a loud, frightening noise. His
   heart begins pounding, his senses sharpen, and his muscles tense up. Allen's reaction
   is due to the activity of his ______ nervous system.
 
  a. sympathetic c. somatic
   b. parasympathetic d. central

Question 2

The autonomic nervous system has two branches, the _________.
 
  a. central and peripheral c. somatic and sympathetic
   b. somatic and peripheral d. sympathetic and parasympathetic


Kjones0604

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

A

Answer to Question 2

D


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