A key physiological event in the cascade of events that underlie the association between stress and cardiovascular disease is:
A) inducement of hunger by stress, which leads to the ingestion of fats that clog the arteries.
B) suppression of hunger by stress, which leads to breakdown of arterial wall material.
C) vasodilation produced by prolonged parasympathetic system activation, which damages blood vessels.
D) arousal of the sympathetic nervous system, which leads to high blood pressure and damage to blood vessels.
D) arousal of the sympathetic nervous system, which leads to high blood pressure and damage to blood vessels.
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