Please use the following information to answer the questions below. The southern grasshopper mouse feeds regularly on the Arizona bark scorpion, the most venomous scorpion in the United States. While attempting to capture the scorpion, the mouse usually gets stung multiple times by the scorpion but does not seem to be affected. While attempting to capture the scorpion, the mouse's heart rate increases, and there is an increase in epinephrine in the mouse's blood. What nervous system division is responsible for the mouse's physiological state

The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for the mouse's physiological state.

The nervous system divides into the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system.

In the central nervous system, we have the brain and the spinal cord.

The peripherical nervous system, which is all the nerves that are not in the spinal cord or the brain, is divided into:

-Sympathetic nervous system. It is the one that works under stress. It gives the fight or flight response preparing the body for a dangerous situation. It increases the heart rate and epinephrine's release. Epinephrine is a hormone that helps in this response stimulating the sympathetic system.

-Parasympathetic nervous system. It is the one that works in calm situations, like after we ate, regulating digestion, and trying to save energy for any upcoming event.

In conclusion, as there is an increase in epinephrine and heart rate, and the mouse is "fighting" against a scorpion, the nervous system division responsible for this physiological state is the sympathetic nervous system.

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