A chef smells smoke and immediately feels her heart rate increase. She later learns that a toaster had only burnt a small piece of bread. Her colleague asks...
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A chef smells smoke and immediately feels her heart rate increase. She later learns that a toaster had only burnt a small piece of bread. Her colleague asks which division of the autonomic nervous system prepared her body for action.
(a) Which division was activated? [1]
(b) Outline two bodily changes controlled by this division. [2]
(c) Name the division that returns the body to its usual state after the alarm. [1]
Answer Details
(a) Sympathetic nervous system [1] (b) Any two: increased heart rate [1]; faster breathing [1]; pupils dilate [1]; digestion slows [1]; glucose is released [1]. (c) Parasympathetic nervous system [1].
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