An accelerated heartbeat is to a slowed heartbeat as the ________ nervous system is to the ________ nervous system.
A) somatic;autonomic
B) autonomic;somatic
C) sympathetic;parasympathetic
D) parasympathetic;sympathetic

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The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for the "fight or flight" response, which includes an accelerated heartbeat. The parasympathetic nervous system, on the other hand, is responsible for the "rest and digest" response, which includes a slowed heartbeat. Therefore, the correct answer is C - a accelerated heartbeat is to a slowed heartbeat as the sympathetic nervous system is to the parasympathetic nervous system.

An Accelerated Heartbeat Is to a Slowed Heartbeat as the ________