Fight or flight response

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Step 1

Stressor detected

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Step 2

Info sent to hypothalamus- triggers sympathetic branch of ANS

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Step 3

Adrenaline released and transported to target effectors

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Step 4

Triggers effect of sympathetic branch

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Step 5

Once stressor isn’t a threat hypothalamus triggers less activity in sympathetic branch and more in parasympathetic- body returns to normal