Question

what does the nervous system do when a person’s body is threatened? the nervous system makes situations more dangerous. the nervous system protects our imaginations. the nervous system changes stress to make it helpful. the nervous system helps us get out of danger.

Explanation:

• Option 1: The nervous system's role is to help in danger, not escalate it, so this is incorrect.
• Option 2: The nervous system is related to physical responses, not protecting imaginations, so this is incorrect.
• Option 3: While stress response is part of it, the main action when threatened is to help escape danger, not just modify stress.
• Option 4: When the body is threatened, the nervous system (via fight - flight - freeze responses) helps the body respond to get out of danger, which is its core protective function in such situations.

Answer:

D. The nervous system helps us get out of danger.