Assignment task:
YouTube URL: YouTube Video: Fight or Flight Response
Paul Andersen explains how epinephrine is responsible for changes in chemistry of our body associated with the fight or flight response. Epinephrine released by the adrenal medulla are received by a number of organs associated with the sympathetic nervous system.
Discussion Questions: How are stress, the sympathetic nervous system response, and health related? Why is stress bad for our health considering what you know about the sympathetic nervous system and its function?