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Question 1

Allostasis -

Answer 1

adaptation- doesn’t try to change back to original it changes

Question 2

Homeostasis -

Answer 2

constancy of internal environment, tries to change it back to normal

Question 3

Hans Selye

Answer 3

• stress response
  Stressors: eustress, distress
  internal, external

Question 4

HypothalamicPituitaryAdrenal (HPA) axis

Answer 4

, feed back of the three the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland (a pea-shaped structure located below the hypothalamus), and the adrenal glands,

Question 5

General Adaptive Syndrome

Answer 5

stage of alarm – release of cortisol
stage of resistance – cortisol drops off
stage of exhaustion

Question 6

Neuroendocrine immune response

Answer 6

Neural response
Locus ceruleus - brain stem – ANS
Endocrine response
Adrenals to secrete cortisol (stress mediator)
Immune responses –increased corticosteroids and thymus atrophy

Question 7

Effects of Stress – Cortisol- on the Immune System

Answer 7

Decreased immune cell production
Decreased thymus activity
Changes in the kind of immune cells produced