When you are very nervous, perhaps before you must speak in front of your class, you notice that your mouth is dry and your heart is racing. This is most likely due to stimulation by the

A) enteric division of your autonomic nervous system.
B) sympathetic division of your autonomic nervous system.
C) parasympathetic division of your autonomic nervous system.


Answer: B

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Daniel has a very large deltoid tuberosity. This is probably because Daniel

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