How does the body's fight-or-flight response work? ...

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How does the body's fight-or-flight response work?

Question 2

What are the two most important predictors of infant health listed here?
 a. Gestational age and birth weight
  b. Head circumference and birth weight
  c. Gestational age and mother's health
  d. Gestational age and presence of the sucking reflex

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Answer to Question 1

The adrenal glands release the hormones epinephrine and cortisol to ensure that glucose is available under extreme circumstances when a person needs to fight or take flight (run quickly). Epinephrine stimulates glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis, making glucose available. Cortisol allows glucose to get to the brain by blocking uptake by other tissues.

Answer to Question 2

a

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