Stress
- Created by: annrose
- Created on: 15-02-13 13:17
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Body's response to stress
sympathetic division - increases arousal (fight/flight)
Acute
- stressor acts on hypothalamus - releases noradrenaline
- activates sympathetic branch of ANS
- stimulates adrenal medulla - releases adrenaline
- increases heart rate, blood pressure, sweat glands
Chronic
- stressor acts on hypothalamus - releases noradrenaline
- activates pituitary gland - releases ACTH
- stimulates adrenal cortex - releases cortisol
- suppresses immune system
Illness
stroke: in vessel in brain, 2 types of blockages can occur: atherosclerotic clot (fat) or blood clot (HPA storage fat = a lot of fat = stroke
stomach ulcer: acid…
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