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Yes, through the sympathetic nervous system. An automatic, natural response to perceived danger. Causes increase in heart rate, blood sugar level etc for immediate action.
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What is the explanation for the fight or flight response?
When faced with a situation your body has two natural responses. Fight, or Flight. If your body does not tell you to run away (or fly) then you have chosen the Fight response. The response can be triggered by man things including emotions for the day, and the balance of chemicals in your body at the time.
Does ATP production occur during fight or flight response?
yes
What produces the fight or flight hormone?
the response is made when your in danger or are under extreme stress such as in a fight or when you need an extra boost
Flight or Fight response main hormone released?
Epinephrine. Also known as Adrenaline.
Which component of the nervous system calms the body after the fight-or-flight response?
The parasympathetic division of the central nervous system
What nervous system reacts to acute pain?
Response to acute pain is made by the sympathetic nervous system (the nerves responsible for the fight-or-flight response of the body).
What is the other name for fight or flight response?
I don't think there is because fight or flight is response action the body makes when in a dangerous situation. Stand and fight or flight RUN.
Which nerves prepare the body for emergencies and stress as part of the response?
Sympathetic nerves: prepare the body for emergencies and stress by increasing the breathing rate, heart rate, and blood flow to muscles. These nerves become aroused as part of the fight-or-flight response, which is the body's natural reaction to real or imaginary danger.
Which stage in stress response does the fight or flight response occur?
The ALARM response
What is responsible for the fight or flight response?
The adrenal medulla is responsible for the fight-or-flight response. It releases a hormonal cascade that results in the secretion of epinephrine and nonrepinephrine.
Who first described the fight or flight response?
Walter Cannon, a harvard physiologist, first investigated the fight or flight response in 1927.
What hormone is responsible for the fight or flight response?
The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for the fight of flight response. The the adrenal glands release epinephrine in the fight or flight response, and norepinephrine after the threat ceases.
Is the fight or flight response only experienced by humans?
The fight or flight response is not only experienced by humans. Animals also experience this when danger is near. They either run away, or stand and fight.
What drugs create fight or flight response?
Epinephrine
Can cold trigger the fight or flight response?
yes
Why do you jump when you get a fright?
It is the old fight or flight response.
What hormone aids in the fight or flight response?
Adrenaline
