Matilda was walking through the woods when she saw a speckled snake slither by.Immediately,her heart rate increased,her breathing quickened,and she started to perspire.When the snake was out of sight,she began to calm down; her breathing and heart rate returned to normal,and she no longer perspired.This calming down is the result of the _________.

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The parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for calming down the body after a stressful event or situation. It activates rest and digest responses, which would bring Matilda's heart rate and breathing back to normal and stop perspiration after she no longer saw the snake.

Matilda Was Walking Through the Woods When She Saw a Speckled