Threat Responses Flashcards

1
Q

Within autonomic nervous system, there are two networks (2)

A

Sympathetic nervous system

Parasympathetic nervous system

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2
Q

Sympathetic nervous system prepares body for _

A

Fight or flight

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3
Q

Parasympathetic nervous system prepares body for _

A

Rest and recovery

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4
Q

Two systems act to _ but in exactly opposite ways

A

Control same organs and other parts of body

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5
Q

When animal is not in fight-or-flight mode, parasympathetic nervous system sends signals from _ to various organs

A

Spinal cord

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6
Q

Signals sent from spinal cord to various organs from parasympathetic nervous system, calms them and puts body into _ mode

A

Rest and digest

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7
Q

In rest-and-digest mode, energy is directed towards carrying out maintenance functions such as (2)

A

Absorbing nutrients

Repairing body (through immune system)

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8
Q

Insects don’t have _ but they have a similar hormone

A

Epinephrine

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9
Q

Instead of epinephrine, insects have _

A

Octopamine

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10
Q

Octopamine increases heart rate and releases _ ready for fight or flight

A
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11
Q

It can take 20-60 minutes for body to recover from _

A

Stress

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12
Q

Chain of _ responses cause fight or flight (2)

A

Hormonal

Physical

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13
Q

Playing dead is a reaction called _

A

Tonic immobility

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14
Q

Tonic immobility aka

A

Thanatosis

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