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Sympathetic nervous system is activated during:

Answer: Fight-or-flight response.

  • A Sleep
  • B Digestion after a meal
  • C Fight-or-flight response
  • D Rest and recovery

Correct answer: C. Fight-or-flight response

Explanation: Sympathetic system: fight-or-flight response. Increases heart rate, dilates airways, reduces digestion. Adrenaline released.

Labeled diagram of a neuron showing dendrites, cell body (soma) with nucleus, axon, myelin sheath, Nodes of Ranvier, and axon terminals

Structure of a neuron. Image: LadyofHats (Mariana Ruiz), Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Concept context

Brain, spinal cord, neurons, reflex arcs, and sense organs.

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