Alexa is presenting a project in front of her class. She starts sweating and her heart rate increases. This is an example of the autonomic nervous system, sympathetic division.

PERIPHERAL NERVE

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Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Alexa is presenting a project in front of her class. She starts sweating and her heart rate increases. This is an example of the autonomic nervous system, sympathetic division.

Detailed explanation-2: -The autonomic nervous system manages body processes you don’t think about. Those processes include heartbeat, blood pressure, digestion and more.

Detailed explanation-3: -The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) releases the hormones (catecholamines-epinephrine and norepinephrine) to accelerate the heart rate. The parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) releases the hormone acetylcholine to slow the heart rate.

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