adrenal glands

Question 1

short-term stress responses

Answer 1

fight or flight, the adrenal medulla releases adrenaline and noradrenaline, epinephrine and norepinephrine.
- The hypothalamus activates them

Question 2

Effects of short-term stress response

Answer 2

-increase, heart rate, breathing rate, and blood sugar levels
-VERY FAST cuz it’s connected to the nervous system, ex. getting cut off on the road, your heart rate

Question 3

long-term stress response

Answer 3

• done by the adrenal cortex, which releases glucocorticoids, gonadocorticoids, mineral corticoids and cortisone,l which is the most abundant.
• causes high blood pressure, and breaks down muscle and fat
  -damages the heart, increase chance of diabetes, and weakens immune system