Question

Consider a basketball player whose heart is racing during the final moments of a game. With seconds on the clock, she makes a jump shot. Her excitement is a function of her ________ nervous system, and her movements are a function of her _______ nervous system.
A) Parasympathetic; sympathetic
B) Sympathetic; parasympathetic
C) Somatic; Sympathetic
D) Sympathetic; somatic

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is option D) "Sympathetic; somatic".

Explanation:

The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is the part of the autonomous nervous system responsible for stimulating activities associated with the fight-or-flight response. The SNS is responsible for the excitement that some people feel under stressful situations, such as the excitement that the basketball player felt when he made her final move in the game. On the other hand, the somatic nervous system is the one responsible for the controlled movements of the body, such as the the movements that the basketball player made when she performed the jump shot.