Imagine you narrowly avert a serious car accident. When your heart begins to pound, your hands get sweaty, and the saliva in your mouth dries up, your ________ is/are active.
A) somatic nervous system
B) autonomic nervous system
C) spinal reflexes
D) skeletal muscles

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The autonomic nervous system is responsible for the automatic physiological responses that occur in times of stress or danger, such as the fight-or-flight response. This includes the increase in heart rate, sweating, and dry mouth. The somatic nervous system controls voluntary movements, the spinal reflexes are automatic movements without input from the brain, and the skeletal muscles are responsible for movement but not physiological responses to stress or danger.

Imagine You Narrowly Avert a Serious Car Accident