Unit 2 Assignment (Pharmacology) by

beccafraley5 — 2024-01-20 14:36:00 UTC

a.

beccafraley5 — 2024-01-20 14:38:10 UTC

In the short clip attached titled "Fight, Flight or Freeze?", an individual is disguised as a large snowman decoration on the side of the street. As people walk by, the individual moves in their costume to scare them. The people being scared are undergoing the fight-or-flight response.

b.

beccafraley5 — 2024-01-20 14:43:29 UTC

This response is achieved through stimulating the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. I know this because the sympathetic nervous system is the part of the body that develops involuntary movement to an acute, or quickly induced, stress.

c.

beccafraley5 — 2024-01-20 16:22:01 UTC

First and foremost, the amygdala sends a distress signal to the adrenal glands via autonomic nerves. The adrenal glands, located on top of the kidneys, then pump the hormone epinephrine, also known as adrenaline, into the bloodstream.

(1) The heart beats faster as it pushes blood to the muscles. This cannot be seen in the video.

(2) The lungs also expand as the individual breathes more heavily and quickly. This cannot be seen in the video.

(3) The stomach slows digestion. This cannot be seen in the video.

(4) The liver converts glycogen to glucose, to be used as energy. This cannot be seen in the video.

beccafraley5 — 2024-01-20 16:27:01 UTC

a.

beccafraley5 — 2024-01-20 16:30:03 UTC

The gif attached contains a diagram of the internal anatomy of a human torso. This person is undergoing the rest-and-digest response.

b.

beccafraley5 — 2024-01-20 16:30:12 UTC

This response is achieved through stimulating the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. I know this because the parasympathetic nervous system is the part of the body that develops involuntary movement while the body is relaxed.

c.

beccafraley5 — 2024-01-20 16:30:28 UTC

(1) The chemical breakdown of food occurs in the stomach. This can be seen in the gif, as that is where the donut begins to change form.

(2) In the pancreas, exocrine cells secrete buffers and digestive enzymes. This cannot be seen in the gif.

(3) The liver secretes bile. This cannot be seen in the gif.

(4) Water and organic substance are absorbed in the small intestine. This cannot be seen in the gif.

(5) The large intestine prepares the body for elimination by dehydrating and compacting indigestible materials. This cannot be seen in the gif.

References

beccafraley5 — 2024-01-20 16:32:29 UTC

Associate degree nursing physiology review. (n.d.). https://www.austincc.edu/apreview/PhysText/Digestive.html

Designua. (2018, September 4). Fight-or-flight response. stress response system stock vector - illustration of Axis, endocrine: 125142375. Dreamstime. https://www.dreamstime.com/fight-flight-response-physiological-reaction-occurs-response-to-threat-to-life-stress-response-system-adrenaline-image125142375

Digest gifs - get the best GIF on Giphy. GIPHY. (n.d.). https://giphy.com/explore/digest?sort=recent

Understanding the stress response. Harvard Health. (2020, July 6). https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/understanding-the-stress-response#:~:text=As%20epinephrine%20circulates%20through%20the,starts%20to%20breathe%20more%20rapidly.