Question

Malcolm is studying alone in his room when he hears a loud noise downstairs. his heart rate and respiration speed up. he wonders if a burglar has entered the house. when he looks downstairs, he sees that his cat just knocked over a plant. he begins to relax and his heart rate and breathing slow down. which part of his nervous system is working to return him to a normal state?

Answer 1

The part of the nervous system that is working to calm him back down is the parasympathetic nervous system.