A nurse is teaching a sex education course in a local high school. What statement, made by the nurse, would be accurate regarding the human sexual response?
A) Humans require endocrine stimuli during a time period called estrus for a sexual response to occur.
B) Stimulation occurs with massive increases in sensitivity.
C) Sexual climax occurs from massive sympathetic stimulation.
D) The period of recovery is initiated with parasympathetic stimulation.
C
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Stimulation in humans occurs with mild increases of sensitivity and the climax occurs from massive sympathetic stimulation. Many animals require an estrous cycle to become stimulated, but that is not true of humans. The period of recovery occurs when the sympathetic stimulation is resolved.
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