If you are startled, and in the "flight or fight" mode, the sympathetic autonomic nervous system is active, which will cut of digestion, increase heartrate, dilate pupils, etc.
Yes when they are scared they curl up into a little ball.
nah, the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system actually inhibits bladder contraction. the sympathetic response of the autonomic nervous system is in charge of a fright response. It seems contradictory that you pee yourself when scared, I'm looking this up myself
it can effect the respirational system like when you are scared you breathe more or deeper
yes, a horse can get over stressed and its nervous system can shut down.
If a hamster is scared or nervous it may bite you.
Adrenal glands (also known as suprarenal glands)is what you are referring to and it is part of the nervous system. The two glands are located on top of the kidneys and are responsible for our "fight or flight" reaction towards life threatening situations.
The opposite word for nervous is calm because nervous means that you are slightly scared of something which means that if you are not scared even a little then you are calmed. Therefore, the opposite word for nervous is calm.
nervous, stage fright, scared
Jacques Triger died in 1867.
Jacques Triger was born in 1801.
scared,nervous
The nervous system The central nervous system