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Fight Vs Flight Flashcards

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The peripheral nervous system branch

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Somatic - automatic
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Sympathetic Parasympathetic

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Sympathetic process

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  • amygdala is activated and sends a distress signal to hypothalamus.
  • this activates the SAM pathway running to the adrenal medulla and the sympathetic nervous system kicks in
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Reason for sympathetic process

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fight vs flight
- stressful situation

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