After Latoya arrived on the scene of the fire and saw her friend alive but badly burned, she began to feel very dizzy. One of the paramedics saw that she was about the faint and had her sit down. He explained that her dizziness was caused by
A)an overreaction of the parasympathetic nervous system.
B)the failure of her sympathetic nervous system to properly respond.
C)an underreaction of her somatic nervous system.
D)an overreaction of the somatic nervous system.

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The dizziness experienced by Latoya can be attributed to an overreaction of the parasympathetic nervous system. This part of the nervous system is responsible for the "rest and digest" responses, and in situations of extreme stress or emotional shock, its activation can lead to symptoms like dizziness or fainting as the body tries to counteract the effects of the sympathetic nervous system's "fight or flight" response.

After Latoya Arrived on the Scene of the Fire and Saw