Scan Your Brain 460

Question 1

glucocorticoids are released from the _____ as part of the stress response

Answer 1

adrenal cortex

Question 2

stressors increase the release of epinephrine and norepinephrine from the _____

Answer 2

adrenal medulla

Question 3

brief stressors trigger the release of _____ which participate in the body’s inflammatory responses

Answer 3

cytokines

Question 4

when threats from conspecifics become an enduring feature of daily life, the result is _____

Answer 4

subordination stress

Question 5

gastric ulcers have been associated with H. pylori infection, but it seems likely that _____ is another causal factor in their development

Answer 5

stress

Question 6

the study of the interactions among psychological factors, the nervous system, and the immune system is called _____

Answer 6

psychoneuroimmunology

Question 7

there are two immune systems: the _____ immune system and the adaptive immune system

Answer 7

innate

Question 8

disease-causing agents are known as _____

Answer 8

pathogens

Question 9

lymphocytes participate in two immune reactions: _____ and antibody-mediated

Answer 9

cell-mediated

Question 10

T cells and B cells are involved in cell-mediated and _____ immune reactions, respectively

Answer 10

antibody-mediated

Question 11

rat pups groomed intensely by their mothers display decreased _____ release from the adrenal cortex in response to stressors in adulthood

Answer 11

glucocorticoid

Question 12

corticosterone is a _____

Answer 12

glucocorticoid

Question 13

in laboratory animals, stress has been shown to reduce adult neurogenesis in the _____

Answer 13

hippocampus