Multiple Choice
When Mr. Valdez thought his 1-year-old daughter had fallen down the stairs, his heartbeat accelerated, his blood pressure rose, and he began to perspire heavily. Mr. Valdez's state of heightened arousal was activated by his ________ nervous system.
A) parasympathetic
B) sympathetic
C) somatic
D) central
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