Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Professions 7th Edition by Ruth Woodrow,Bruce Colbert ,David Smith

Exercise 8

Lucy Westcott is a 47-year-old female who has a severe allergy to shrimp. While at a cocktail party, she inadvertently ingests some shrimp from an hors d'oeuvre tray. She begins to experience signs of a severe reaction to the shrimp such as throat tightening and lip and eyelid swelling. Question
Which part of the autonomic nervous system helps the body to be ready for emergencies
A) Parasympathetic
B) Adrenal
C) Cholinergic
D) Sympathetic