You are watching a horror movie and you notice your heart is beating fast and mouth is dry. It is because of ___________.

fight and flight response

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autonomic nervous system

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sympathetic nervous system

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parasympathetic nervous system

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both fight & flight response and sympathetic systems

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Solution

The correct option is E both fight & flight response and sympathetic systems
Watching a horror movie or under stress conditions, the sympathetic nervous system is activated secreting adrenaline. It causes high heartbeat, high respiration and inhibits the salivation and secretion from digestive glands making mouth dry. Adrenaline is the emergency hormone which induces fight, flight and fright reactions. Therefore both sympathetic nervous system and fight or flight response is the correct answer.

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