GENERAL HISTOLOGY

CONNECTIVE TISSUE GLAND

ENDOCRINE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What effect does adrenaline have on the body?
A
Causes heart and breathing rate to increase.
B
Causes heart and breathing rate to decrease.
C
Has no effect on heart and breathing rate.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Adrenaline, a hormone your adrenal glands produce, has a purpose. It helps you face dangerous situations by causing temporary changes in your body. Your heartbeats and breathing get faster as part of the “fight or flight” response.

Detailed explanation-2: -When adrenaline is released into the bloodstream it creates multiple effects: increases breathing rate, heart rate (therefore blood flow) and blood pressure. conversion of glycogen to glucose in liver cells, increasing blood glucose.

Detailed explanation-3: -Adrenaline caused an increase in systolic blood pressure, a decrease in diastolic blood pressure, and an increase in heart rate. Adrenaline also produced a decrease in T wave amplitude and an increase in the QTc interval.

Detailed explanation-4: -Adrenaline triggers the body’s fight-or-flight response. This reaction causes air passages to dilate to provide the muscles with the oxygen they need to either fight danger or flee. Adrenaline also triggers the blood vessels to contract to re-direct blood toward major muscle groups, including the heart and lungs.

Detailed explanation-5: -Key actions of adrenaline include increasing the heart rate, increasing blood pressure, expanding the air passages of the lungs, enlarging the pupil in the eye (see photo), redistributing blood to the muscles and altering the body’s metabolism, so as to maximise blood glucose levels (primarily for the brain).

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