ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
ENDOCRINE ORGANS
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when you’re waking up from a long night’s sleep
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when there isn’t enough calcium in your bloodstream
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when you’re threatened by a schoolyard bully
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when you’ve had too much to eat
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Detailed explanation-1: -Adrenaline is released mainly through the activation of nerves connected to the adrenal glands, which trigger the secretion of adrenaline and thus increase the levels of adrenaline in the blood.
Detailed explanation-2: -Adrenaline is responsible for the fight-or-flight reaction to a threat, and it triggers specific processes in the body. For example, it might make the body send extra oxygen to the lungs to aid a person to run away. As well as allowing a quick escape from danger, adrenaline has other effects on the body.
Detailed explanation-3: -The adrenal medulla, the inner part of an adrenal gland, controls hormones that initiate the flight or fight response. The main hormones secreted by the adrenal medulla include epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline), which have similar functions.
Detailed explanation-4: -Palpitations. Hypertension. Shortness of breath. Sudden onset headaches. Sweating. Hyperglycemia. Pallor. Tremor. More items