physiological responses to stress

Question 1

SAM system

Answer 1

• the body’s response to acute stress
• the hypothalamus triggers the sympathetic nervous system which causes the adrenal medulla to release adrenaline and noradrenaline (fight or flight)

Question 2

pathway (bodily response)

Answer 2

• hypothalamus activates the adrenal medulla (AM)
• AM releases adrenaline and NA into the bloodstream
• fight or flight, adr. reinforces the pattern of sympathetic activation

Question 3

sympatho

Answer 3

• sympathetic branch of the ANS
• controls the body’s automatic responses

Question 4

medullary

Answer 4

• the middle of the two adrenal glands
• h.thalamus signals the adrenal medullas to release adrenaline and noradrenaline into the bloodstream
• hormones circulate in the blood and stimulate target organs