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There are three stages you go through during a fight or flight response:
- Alarm Stage - This is where your body gets ready to combat whatever the stimulus is. Your digestion decreases so as to allow more blood to your muscles. Your pupils dilate so you can see better. You heart rate increases so that your body can produce more blood for your muscles.
- Resistance Stage - Your body now combats the events. Your heart rate stays elevated. Your blood pressure increases. You are in a heightened state of awareness.
- Exhaustion Stage - This is the point where your body reverts back to its normal state. Your heart rate begins to decrease, etc. The exhaustion stage is important because exposing your body to too many stresses can cause high blood pressure or even premature heart attacks over the long term.
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Can the fight or flight instinct be traced to a physical location in human biology?
The sympathetic nervous system, more specifically, fight or flight response is mediated through the hypothalamus.
Taken all together the reactions of the human body are?
taken all togetherthe reactions of the human body are
What hormone is commonly excreted during a stressful situation?
adrenaline hormone . it is also called as fight or flight hormone. or epinephrine
What is glycogen made up in humans?
It is found mostly in human's liver and is used by the body for short bursts of energy that are immediately needed by the muscle tissues such as in a fight or flight situation.
How is a natural disaster classified?
It has to be independent of human actions and reactions
What is a characteristic of a human beings response to a life threatening situation?
"fight or flight
Can the fight or flight instinct be traced to a physical location in human biology?
The sympathetic nervous system, more specifically, fight or flight response is mediated through the hypothalamus.
What is the fight or fight response?
The fight or flight response is an automatic thing that happens to the human body when it is faced with danger at intense levels. You will automatically run away or fight the danger.
How does the sympathetic nervous system contribute to manintaining homeostasis?
In short, stimulation of the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system prepares the body for emergencies: for "fight or flight". This system allows for these reactions to occur with out upsetting the balance of the human body. It increases activity that is necessary to the "fight or flight" response(ex: blood pressure, heart rate, and adrenaline) and decreases activity that is unnecessary (ex: salivation and digestion)
Is fight or flight a mental health issue or a physical problem?
It is neither. Fight or Flight is a term that a lot of psychologists use to explain the sub-consious thought process when any human being is faced with a mental/physical/ect problem. Fight is one choice, which usually means exactly what its says-- fight. and Flight is another choice, which uusually means to run, whether that be physically or just 'get away' mentally.
Taken all together the reactions of the human body are?
taken all togetherthe reactions of the human body are
What is a ligers defence?
Like its parent animals - fight, with teeth an claws, or flight. Since ligers are hybrids created by human intervention, they live sheltered lives in zoos, parks and private Collections, and rarely have to fight.
What hormone is commonly excreted during a stressful situation?
adrenaline hormone . it is also called as fight or flight hormone. or epinephrine
How would an anaconda react to a human?
Some Anacondas will have a method that we have called a Fight-Or-Flight system. If the Anaconda feels threatend it will result into attacking whatever it feels threatend by.
Why do cells of living organisms carry out the reactions of cell respiration?
So that the energy released during the reaction of the food with the oxygen can be utilized by the human body.
What do thoroughbreds do to protect themselves?
All horses, despite their breed, are fight or flight animals. If frightened they will first try to run. If this is not possible he may have to fight. This never works at well for the human. Horses are much bigger, stronger, and at times smarter.
What is glycogen made up in humans?
It is found mostly in human's liver and is used by the body for short bursts of energy that are immediately needed by the muscle tissues such as in a fight or flight situation.
