You are sitting with a friend in the park next to some children who are playing Frisbee. You turn to talk to your friend and out of the corner of your eye you see a Frisbee quickly approaching your face. As an innate, protective behavior, you blink your eyes. The protective action of blinking is an example of a(n)
A) reflex.
B) synapse.
C) sympathetic response.
D) parasympathetic response.

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Blinking is a reflex action that occurs automatically and quickly in response to an unexpected stimulus, such as an object flying towards the face. The other options (B, C, D) do not accurately describe the protective action of blinking.

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