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Fight or flight response
Bodily change caused by activation of the sympathetic nervous system
Direction of fight of flight
pituitary to adrenal gland to adrenaline
Hypothalamus
Registers stressful situations and sends a message down to the sympathetic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
triggers physiological changes in the body and stimulates the adrenal medulla to release adrenaline into the bloodstream
Adrenaline
increases heart rate and blood pressure, activated energy release.
Advantages of fight or flight
Maximises efficiency of respiration & muscle activity to prepare the body for impact
Parasympathetic nervous system
Works to stop the effects of the sympathetic nervous system after a potential danger has dissipated to relax our body
