PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Ben was enjoying a walk in the woods on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. As he went around a curve, he noticed a bear walking toward him. Immediately his pupils dilated, he began to perspire, and his heart accelerated. These changes are most closely related to the function of the
A
angular gyrus
B
hippocampus
C
parasympathetic nervous system
D
sympathetic nervous system
E
ventricular system
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The autonomic nervous system is a component of the peripheral nervous system that regulates involuntary physiologic processes including heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, digestion, and sexual arousal.

Detailed explanation-2: -The effects of sympathetic and parasympathetic stimulation on salivary gland secretion are complementary. The secretion of watery saliva is stimulated through parasympathetic nerves, which also stimulate the secretion of other exocrine glands in the digestive tract.

Detailed explanation-3: -The parasympathetic nervous system facilitates the normal day-to-day functions of the internal organs, such as digestion and bladder emptying. The parasympathetic preganglionic motor neurons are found in two groups, one in the brainstem and one in the sacral spinal cord.

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