A patient is experiencing symptoms of the fight-or-flight response. Which autonomic process stimulates this response?
A. Baroreceptor reflex
B. Sympathetic system
C. Parasympathetic system
D. Predominant tone of the organs
Ans: B. Sympathetic system
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