Stress - created from Mind Map

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Stress initiators such as work, school, practice, making a hard decision, etc.

Nerve signals are sent down your spinal cord to your adrenal glands

Hormone Adrenalin is released

small glands located on top of each kidney.

adrenaline increases the amount of sugar in your blood, increases your heart rate and raises your blood pressure

hormone released from the adrenal glands

hypothalamus sends signals to your pituitary gland

tells your adrenal cortex to produce cortisol

a region of the forebrain

located behind the bridge of your nose, controls several hormone glands

Releases ACTH into the blood stream

the outer part of the gland, produces hormones

hormone made by adrenal glands