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Response to Stress
What is STRESS?Concentrate on the three important clauses:1.Demands upon the organism2.Non Specific Bodily Response3.Temporary or permanent physiological or
structural changes
Adrenal Cortex
GLUCOCORTICOIDS: CORTISOLProduce a long-term, slow response to stress by:
1. raising blood glucose levels through the breakdown of fats and proteins
2. suppress the immune response 3. inhibit the inflammatory response.
MINERALOCORTICOIDS:Aldosterone
Mineralocorticoids maintain electrolyte balance by:1. Retention of Na+ & H20 by kidneys
2. Increased blood volume & pressure
CUSHINGS DISEASECaused by prolonged
HIGH cortisol exposure