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And here's your shmoop du jour brought to you by bears

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always be careful when interacting with them we couldn't bear for something to [Bear walks up behind a woman]

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happen to you....After Chloe

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manages to narrowly escape the Bears vicious paws she feels her heart rate

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starting to slow down and her breathing become more regular the part of the

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nervous system most responsible for returning her to a calm and relaxed state

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is called what and here are your potential answers....Okay let's start with the

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obvious the bear release system, this is clearly not the answer we're looking for [A gate in space]

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because everyone knows that the bear release system is a patented gating

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system used in the biannual intergalactic flying attack bear races

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yeah we definitely made that up but it's nonetheless definitely not the right

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answer all right well while we're on the topic of made up answers let's lose E..

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automatic nervous system as well because you should automatically recognize that [Scanning a brain]

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the automatic nervous system doesn't exist automatically out. It's also not

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the central nervous system, not because it doesn't exist this one definitely

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does but because of all the things that CNS does manage the brain and spinal [Brain and spinal cord]

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cord and effectively everything the brain controls and heart rate isn't one of

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them so we can kick E to the curb leaving us with C and D the

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parasympathetic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system so which one is [Worker wipes sweat from forehead]

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responsible for breathing rate well both technically anyway the real correct

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answer is C the parasympathetic nervous system a system that regulates the

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body's unconscious actions like digestion, urination, salivation and yes [Animals eating and urinating]

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heart rate and since the parasympathetic nervous system is part of the autonomic

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nervous system D is correct as well but it's not quite as specific as C which is

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what question is asking so poor D..so close yet so far. Maybe you can find a

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parasympathetic friends and have a good cry..someone put on Adele [Letters A and B consoling letter D]

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you

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