Maria heard a strange banging noise just outside her bedroom window in the middle of the night. She froze in fear, and her heart began to pound. Maria's heightened physical arousal involved the activation of which subdivision of the nervous system?

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The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for activating the body's fight-or-flight response during times of stress or danger. It causes an increased heart rate and heightened physical arousal, which is what Maria is experiencing when she hears the strange banging noise outside her window. The other options (endocrine system, parasympathetic nervous system, and reticular system) are not directly responsible for this type of physical response.

Maria Heard a Strange Banging Noise Just Outside Her Bedroom