Melinda sees a bear in the woods and becomes extremely scared. She decides to run away as fast as she can. When she gets home, she calms down because the bear did not follow her. In this situation, the ________ prepared Melinda's body to deal with this emergency, and the ________ relaxed her body after the crisis.
A. parasympathetic nervous system; central nervous system
B. sympathetic nervous system; parasympathetic nervous system
C. central nervous system; sympathetic nervous system
D. autonomic nervous system; somatic nervous system
Answer: B
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