EMBRYOLOGY
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
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Question
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When might your body release adrenaline?
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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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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The production of adrenaline occurs in the adrenal glands, which sit above the kidneys. Adrenaline is responsible for the fight-or-flight reaction to a threat, and it triggers specific processes in the body.
Detailed explanation-2: -The adrenal medulla is located inside the adrenal cortex in the center of an adrenal gland. It produces “stress hormones, ‘’ including adrenaline.
Detailed explanation-3: -Adrenaline is a hormone released from the adrenal glands and its major action, together with noradrenaline, is to prepare the body for ‘fight or flight’.
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