Autonomic tone refers to

A.  whether a response is stimulatory or inhibitory.
B.  whether the body's reaction is to fight or to flee.
C.  the continual activity maintained by the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions.
D.  the degree of tension in skeletal muscles at rest.


C

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