Two hours before major surgery is to begin, the patient experiences "jitters," an elevated heart rate and blood pressure, increased rate of breathing, cold sweats, and an urge to urinate. These symptoms are the result of

A) decreased levels of epinephrine in the blood.
B) decreased activity of sympathetic centers in the hypothalamus.
C) sympathetic activation.
D) increased parasympathetic activity.
E) all of these mechanisms.


C) sympathetic activation.

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