GENERAL ANATOMY
NERVOUS SYSTEM
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the body is quickly energised to react to a threat.
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it enables an organism to successfully adapt to all types of situations.
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it prevents organisms from being harmed by stressors that are threatening.
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the individual organism can choose how to respond to a threat depending on the situation.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Your body’s fight-flight-freeze response is triggered by psychological fears. It’s a built-in defense mechanism that causes physiological changes, like rapid heart rate and reduced perception of pain. This enables you to quickly protect yourself from a perceived threat.
Detailed explanation-2: -The fight, flight, or freeze response refers to involuntary physiological changes that happen in the body and mind when a person feels threatened. This response exists to keep people safe, preparing them to face, escape, or hide from danger.
Detailed explanation-3: -The sympathetic nervous system functions like a gas pedal in a car. It triggers the fight-or-flight response, providing the body with a burst of energy so that it can respond to perceived dangers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Rapid heart rate and breathing: Heartbeat and respiration rate increase to provide the body with the energy and oxygen needed to fuel a rapid response to danger. 3. Trembling: The muscles tense and become primed for action, which can cause trembling or shaking.