Calm is to aroused as ________ is to ________
a) parasympathetic; sympathetic
b) autonomic; motor
c) sympathetic; parasympathetic
d) central; peripheral
ANS: A, The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for reacting to stressful events and bodily arousal, whereas the parasympathetic system is responsible for calming the body back down after the stressful event has passed.
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