Final 1

Question 1

Stress

Answer 1

The collective physiological & emotional responses to any stimulus that disturbs and individual’s homeostasis

Question 2

Autonomic Nervous System

Answer 2

Controls basic body processes

Question 3

Sympathetic Division

Answer 3

Reacts to danger or other challenges by accelerating body processes

Question 4

Parasympathetic Division

Answer 4

Moderates the excitatory effect of the sympathetic division by slowing things down

Question 5

Endocrine System

Answer 5

Glands, tissue, and cells that secrete hormones into the bloodstream
–Influences metabolism and body processes

Question 6

Norepinephrine

Answer 6

A neurotransmitter released by the sympathetic division to increase body functions increases attention, awareness, alertness

Question 7

Epinephrine

Answer 7

A hormone secreted by the inner core of the adrenal gland also known as adrenalin

Question 8

Cortisol

Answer 8

A steroid hormone secreted by the outer layer of the adrenal gland also known as hydrocortisone

Question 9

Endorphin

Answer 9

Brain secretions that have pain-inhibiting effects

Question 10

Fight-or-flight

Answer 10

Triggered by hormones

• -A defense reaction that prepares a person for conflict or escape by triggering hormonal, cardiovascular, metabolic, and other changes
• -Once a stressful situation ends, the parasympathetic division returns the body to homeostasis