You’ve just finished a big meal and are relaxing in front of a fire reading your favorite book. The ____ division of

your ____ nervous system is at work.



a. parasympathetic; autonomic
b. parasympathetic; somatic
c. sympathetic; autonomic
d. sympathetic; somatic
e. autonomic; somatic


ANSWER: a

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