Question

On the first day of class, the professor had the students go around the room introducing themselves. When it was Javon's turn to speak, he began to perspire, his heart raced, his hands were cold and clammy, and his respiration was rapid and shallow. Which of the following divisions of Javon's autonomic nervous system had been activated by this experience?

Answer 1

The condition detailed here which is being experienced by Javon points to his body responding to a fight or flight situation. This is controlled by the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sympathetic division, along with the parasympathetic division, regulates and controls the involuntary actions of the body, such as the heartbeat, and breathing.