The nurse anticipates certain physiological responses from the body to pain. The initial response to pain comes from:

1. The parasympathetic nervous system.
2. The sympathetic nervous system.
3. The autonomic nervous system.
4. The central nervous system.


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Rationale: The parasympathetic nervous system takes over after the body adapts to continued pain.

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