Fight Or Flight Response

Question 1

What is the flight or fight response

Answer 1

a series of changes that prepare the body for physical action

Question 2

What physiological changes occur due to fight or flight response

Answer 2

Increased heart rate, glucose, muscle tension, blood clotting

Question 3

Why is the process of flight or fight performed

Answer 3

Due to evolutionary process to ensure our survival

Question 4

Explain the process of flight or fight

Answer 4

The threat occurs and the part of the brain called the amygdala is mobilized.

Sends a message to the hypothalamus which communicates with the rest of the body through the sympathetic nervous system (SNS)

SNS prepares the body for action by sending a message to the adrenal medulla to produce adrenaline

Adrenaline increases heart rate, blood pressure, pupil size, oxygen and glucose to the brain suppressing non-essential systems moving blood away to essential areas

Once the threat has passed the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) restores the system back to normal