fight or flight

    Cards (3)

    • example of endocrine system and autonomic nervous system working together
    • stressors
      trigger sympathetic nervous system, signal adrenal medulla to release adrenaline into blood stream, heart beats faster, push blood to muscles and vital organs, rapid breathing, parasympathetic ‘rest and digest‘ return to normal state
    • evaluation
      +valuable knowledge and shows how systems work together
      -limits our behaviour to 2 responses, freeze?
      -beta bias, females have different responses