Responses

• What triggers the 'fight or flight' response?

  Perceived stressful or frightening events
• What systems are involved in the 'fight or flight' response?

  The endocrine and nervous systems
• What is the primary hormone involved in the 'fight or flight' response?

  Adrenaline
• What are the main physiological responses during the 'fight or flight' response?

  • More light enters the eye
  • Increased oxygen in the blood
  • Increased transport of oxygen and sugar
  • More energy released through respiration
  • Dilated pupils
  • Increased breathing rate
  • Increased heart rate
  • Increased sugar release from liver
  • Increased blood flow to brain
  • Decreased blood flow to skin
  • Decreased blood flow to gut
  • Increased blood flow to muscles
• What happens to the pupils during the 'fight or flight' response?

  Pupils dilate
• How does the 'fight or flight' response affect breathing rate?

  It increases the breathing rate
• What happens to heart rate during the 'fight or flight' response?

  Heart rate increases
• What is the effect of the 'fight or flight' response on blood flow to muscles?

  Blood flow to muscles increases
• What role does the amygdala play in the 'fight or flight' response?

  It reacts to perceived threats
• What does the hypothalamus do during the 'fight or flight' response?

  It activates the nervous system
• What is released from the adrenal glands during the 'fight or flight' response?

  Adrenaline
• How does the 'fight or flight' response prepare the body?

  It prepares the body to fight or flee
• What are the steps in the 'fight or flight' response process?

  1. Amygdala reacts to perceived threat
  2. Hypothalamus activates the nervous system
  3. Activates specific muscles
  4. Activates the adrenal glands
  5. Adrenaline is released