PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the fight or flight hormone?
A
Cortisol
B
Epinephrine and Norepinphrine
C
Testorerone
D
Aldosterone
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Epinephrine is part of your sympathetic nervous system, which is part of your body’s emergency response system to danger-the “fight-or-flight” response. Medically, the flight-or-flight response is known as the acute stress response. Epinephrine is also called a catecholamine, as are norepinephrine and dopamine.

Detailed explanation-2: -Adrenaline (epinephrine) is a hormone your adrenal glands make to help you prepare for stressful or dangerous situations. Adrenaline rush is the name for the quick release of adrenaline into your bloodstream. This gets your body ready for a “fight or flight” response.

Detailed explanation-3: -Epinephrine and norepinephrine are similar chemicals that act as both neurotransmitters and hormones in the body. Both substances play an important role in the body’s fight or flight response, and their release into the bloodstream causes increases in blood pressure, heart rate, and blood sugar levels.

Detailed explanation-4: -Both regulate the body’s sympathetic nervous system, which regulates the “fight or flight response” in a stressful situation. As hormones, norepinephrine and epinephrine both affect the central nervous system and different body organs. They activate alpha and beta receptors in the brain and spinal cord.

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