While Neil attends an exciting and competitive football game,his heart races and he sweats due to nervousness triggered by the _____ division of the autonomic nervous system.After the game,Neil's bodily arousal slowly returns to a resting state due to the _____ division of the autonomic nervous system.
A)sympathetic;parasympathetic
B)peripheral;somatic
C)somatic;peripheral
D)parasympathetic;sympathetic

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The sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system triggers the "fight or flight" response, leading to increased heart rate, sweating, and other bodily changes associated with nervousness and excitement. The parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system works to restore the body to a calm and resting state after the period of heightened arousal has passed. Therefore, the best choice is A, which describes the activation of the sympathetic division during the game and the subsequent activation of the parasympathetic division as Neil's bodily arousal returns to a baseline state.

While Neil Attends an Exciting and Competitive Football Game,his Heart