Adaline is watching a horror movie. She notices that in response to the scary scenes, her heart races and her muscles tense. She knows this is the fight-or-flight response. Which part of the ANS activates these reactions?
a) parasympathetic division
b) sympathetic division
c) adrenal medulla
d) amygdala
b) sympathetic division
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