Dionne is trapped in an elevator that is stuck between the third and fourth floors of an office building. As maintenance workers try to restart the elevator, it suddenly drops 10 feet before becoming stuck once more. As the elevator drops, Dionne's sympathetic nervous system is activated. This nervous system activation will cause
a. the adrenal cortex to begin to release large amounts of catecholamines.
b. the adrenal medulla to begin to release corticosteroids.
c. her amygdala to slow the release of acetylcholine.
d. the adrenal medulla to begin to release large amounts of catecholamines.
D
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