A group of students is reviewing the events associated with the fight-or-flight response. They demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify that which of the following results from sympathetic nervous stimulation?
A) Hypoglycemia
B) Tachycardia
C) Hypotension
D) Hypercoagulability
Ans: B
With the "fight-or-flight" response, the sympathetic nervous system is activated, leading to an increase in heart rate, blood pressure, and blood sugar. Hyperactivation of the hemostatic and coagulation systems, leading to hypercoagulability to prevent excessive bleeding from wounds, also occurs, but it is not related to sympathetic nervous system activation.
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