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24 June, 03:08

While on spring break in Acapulco, May decided to try cliff diving. As she stood at the edge of a 50-foot cliff, her heart raced and her respiration increased. She also began to sweat profusely. Which of the following divisions of May's autonomic nervous system was activated by this experience?

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  1. 24 June, 04:57
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    sympathetic

    Explanation:

    The sympathetic nervous system is defined as one of the different parts of the autonomic nervous system and is responsible for directing the rapid & involuntary responses of an individual's body in any stressful or dangerous situations. A rapid flood of an individual's body hormones is boosting up the body's heart rate & alertness, therefore, sending an extra amount of blood to the body's muscles.

    In reference to the question, May's sympathetic nervous system has been activated by the given experience.
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