The ________ is the part of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body to mobilize it for action and thus is involved in the experience of stress.
A. parasympathetic nervous system
B. central nervous system
C. somatic nervous system
D. sympathetic nervous system
Answer: D
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What will be an ideal response?
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