You're walking all alone down a dark street when suddenly you hear a scream and then footsteps coming closer and closer. Your heart begins to pound, you're scared stiff, and you feel like running. Which part of the nervous system causes your body's reaction?
A) the somatic nervous system
B) the autonomic nervous system
C) the midbrain
D) the hippocampus

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The autonomic nervous system is responsible for our involuntary bodily responses, such as the fight or flight response that occurs in situations of fear or danger. It is responsible for increasing heart rate and breathing rate, and causing other physical reactions that help prepare us to react to potential threats.

You're Walking All Alone Down a Dark Street When Suddenly