Which portion of the peripheral nervous system, activated by stress, prepares the body for the fight-or-flight response?
a. cerebral nervous system c. somatic nervous system
b. parasympathetic nervous system d. sympathetic nervous system
D
The sympathetic nervous system is activated by stress and prepares the body for the fight-or-flight response.
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