Amanda, a 20-year-old woman, realized that she had gotten on the wrong bus and was heading in the opposite direction from where she needed to go. She became so upset that she felt she could not breathe, got dizzy, and began sweating profusely. She is prone to attacks like these whenever she gets overly stressed.

Amanda, a 20-year-old woman, realized that she had gotten on the wrong bus and was heading in the opposite direction from where she needed to go. She became so upset that she felt she could not breathe, got dizzy, and began sweating profusely. She is prone to attacks like these whenever she gets overly stressed.

Biology 2e

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781947172517

Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark

Publisher:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark

Chapter35: The Nervous System

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