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Question 1

What is stress?

Answer 1

Physical, chemical or emotional factor resulting in tension of the mind and body

Question 2

What are the adverse consequences of stress on physiologic functions?

Answer 2

Growth, metabolism, circulation, reproduction and immune response

Question 3

What are the components of the stress system?

Answer 3

Central components: hypothalamus and brain stem

Peripheral components: Peripheral limbs of HPA axis, the efferent sympathetic-adrenal medullary system and components of the parasympathetic system

Question 4

What are the stress hormones?

Answer 4

Corticotropin releasing hormone, Adrenocortioctropic hormone, glucocortioids

Question 5

What hormone increase during stress?

Answer 5

Adrenaline, oxytocin, glucagon, angiotensin, and vassopressin

Question 6

How does stress effect growth?

Answer 6

Decreased Growth Hormone, therefore suppresses growth and delays puberty

Question 7

What hormone regulate body fluids and electrolytes?

Answer 7

Anti Diuretic hormone, aldosterone, angiotensin ll and atrial natriuretic peptide

Question 8

What is the major action of antidiruetic hormone?

Answer 8

re absorption of water from the renal tubules

Which increases urine osmolaity and decreases urine volume

Question 9

What is the major action of aldosterone?

Answer 9

increases Na+ reabsorption

increases K+ excretion

Question 10

What is the importance of body fluids?

Answer 10

Homeostais, Transport meidum, metabolic reactions and temperature regulation