When you get into your car,there are either two or three pedals on the floor (depending on the type of transmission that you drive).One pedal,the accelerator,makes the car speed up,while still another pedal,the brake,slows the car back down.In your autonomic nervous system,which division would be the accelerator?
A) The parasympathetic division
B) The stimulatory division
C) The sympathetic division
D) The innervative division

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for the fight-or-flight response, which can increase heart rate, breathing rate, and blood pressure - similar to how the accelerator in a car can increase speed. Therefore, the sympathetic division would be the accelerator in this analogy.

When You Get into Your Car,there Are Either Two or Three