Which structure sends nerve impulses to the sympathetic division of the nervous system during fear or anger to increase the heart rate and respiratory rate as part of the "fight-or-flight" response to danger?

A) hypothalamus
B) thalmus
C) hippocampus
D) fornix


A
Explanation: A) Correct!
B) The thalamus does not do this.
C) The hippocampus does not do this.
D) The fornix does not do this.

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