Question

Five-year-old Theresa is Christmas shopping with her mother and siblings. She looks around and realizes her mother is nowhere to be found. Theresa's _____ nervous system activates the fight-or-flight response. Theresa's mother finally comes around the corner, and Theresa is filled with relief, the result of the activation of the _____ part of her nervous system.

Answer 1

1. Sympathetic

2. Parasympathetic

Step-by-step explanation:

The sympathetic nervous system is activated when the person experiences any stress conditions. This nervous system stimulates the release of stress hormones from the adrenal gland and generates flight or fight response. There are an increased heart rate and breathing rate to increase the oxygen supply to skeletal muscles.

Once the person comes out of the stress conditions, the parasympathetic nervous system is activated which slows down the physiological responses generated by the sympathetic system. The activated parasympathetic nervous system stimulates the digestion and absorption of nutrients.