KROK 1 2012 – Question 18 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
Students who are taking examinations often have dry mouth. The mechanism that causes this state is the realization of the following reflexes:
- A. Unconditioned parasympathetic
- B. Conditioned parasympathetic
- C. Unconditioned sympathetic
- D. Conditioned sympathetic
- E. Unconditioned peripheral
Hint
Consider which division of the autonomic nervous system dominates in emotional stress, and whether the reaction is inborn or learned from earlier experience of the situation.
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