Question

Stacey is walking alone to her car one night and is approached by a hooded stranger looking for directions. Her heart begins to race and her blood pressure surges. Stacey has experienced the fight-or-flight response, activated by the sympathetic branch of her:___________

Answer 1

Autonomic nervous system

Step-by-step explanation:

The autonomic nervous system is the part of the nervous system that is responsible for involuntary actions in our bodies. Involuntary actions or functions are those functions in our bodies that are performed without our being conscious about it. For example, heartbeat, flowing of blood, digestion, etc.

In the given case, when Stacey experienced fight-or-flight her sympathetic branch was activated due to the autonomic nervous system as her heartbeat started pumping faster and her blood pressure surged.