When the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system is activated, its effects can be prolonged by secretions of the
A) adrenal cortex.
B) thyroid gland.
C) parathyroid glands.
D) adrenal medulla.
E) posterior pituitary.

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The adrenal medulla secretes catecholamines (epinephrine and norepinephrine) into the bloodstream when the sympathetic nervous system is activated, prolonging and amplifying its fight-or-flight response.

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