Heart

Question 1

What is Stress?

Answer 1

General term for any condition that actually or potentially poses a serious challenge to the body’s ability to maintain homeostasis.

Question 2

Different types of stress

Answer 2

Psychological

Physical

Question 3

What is haemorrhage?

Answer 3

Significant loss of blood over a short time spell

Question 4

Rapid short-term response

“Fight or flight”

Answer 4

Sympathetic autonomic nervous system.

Question 5

Long-lasting body responses

Answer 5

Endocrine system

Question 6

Adrenal glands

Answer 6

Two small glands above kidney.

Question 7

Breakdown of stores of glycogen to release glucose in the bloodstream

Answer 7

Glycogenolysis

Question 8

Release glucose from pre-cursors in the liver

Answer 8

Gluconeogenesis

Question 9

Vasoconstriction alpha 1

Answer 9

Noradrenaline

Question 10

Vasodilation in skeletal muscle beta 2

Answer 10

Adrenaline

Question 11

Familiar emotional stress

Answer 11

Increases the release of noradrenaline

Question 12

Unfamiliar stress

Answer 12

Increases the release of adrenaline

Question 13

Adenoma of the adrenal medulla

Answer 13

Pheochromocytoma

Question 14

Symptoms of pheochromocytoma:

Answer 14

Hypertension
Increased heart rate
Increased blood glucose
Increased sweating

Question 15

Cortisol is released by:

Answer 15

Adrenal cortex

Question 16

CRH from:

Answer 16

Hypothalamus

Question 17

ACTH from:

Answer 17

Anterior pituitary

Question 18

Effects of cortisol

Answer 18

Increase blood pressure
Increase heart rate
Anti-inflammatory response

Question 19

Cushing’s disease

Answer 19

The over secretion or hypersecretion of cortisol

Question 20

The under secretion (hyposecretion) of cortisol usually caused by the damage of the adrenal cortex

Answer 20

Addison’s disease

Question 21

Fainting. What response?

Answer 21

Parasympathetic