Fight or flight

• 1. a person enters a stressful situation
• 2. the amygdala is activated which sends a distress signal to the hypothamulus
• 3. the hypothamulus activates the SAM pathway to the SNS
• 4. the SNS stimulates the adrenal medulla
• 5. the adrenal medulla secretes adreneline
• 6. adreneline causes a number of physiological changes to prepare the body for the fight or flight
• 7. the sympathetic nervous system prepares the body
• 8. the danger passes
• 9. the parasympathetic nervous system relaxes the body