Which of the following is a primary result of pancreatic dysfunction?

A. Peristalsis, the movement of food through the digestive tract, is inhibited by sympathetic stimulation. The "fight-or-flight" response prioritizes immediate physical needs over digestion, decreasing peristalsis.

B. Bladder tone decreases with sympathetic stimulation. The sympathetic nervous system causes the bladder to relax, inhibiting urination in stressful situations.

C. Heart rate increases with sympathetic stimulation. The sympathetic nervous system activates the "fight-or-flight" response, which includes increasing heart rate to supply more oxygen and nutrients to muscles.

D. Saliva production decreases with sympathetic stimulation. During stress or danger, the body reduces non-essential activities like salivation to focus on more critical survival functions.

A. Dense regular connective tissue consists of fibroblasts arranged tightly between parallel arrays of collagen fibers. This structure provides tensile strength in one direction, which is found in tendons and ligaments.

B. Dense irregular connective tissue also contains collagen fibers, but these fibers are arranged in an irregular, non-parallel pattern, allowing the tissue to withstand tension from multiple directions, such as in the dermis of the skin.

C. Elastic connective tissue contains a higher proportion of elastin fibers, which provide stretch and recoil. It is found in structures like the walls of large arteries, but not in parallel arrays of collagen fibers.

D. Reticular connective tissue consists of a network of thin, branching collagen fibers, providing structural support in organs like the spleen and lymph nodes, but it does not have tightly packed fibroblasts between parallel collagen fibers.