What Happens to the Body When the Fight-Or-Flight Response Is

question 25

Multiple Choice

What happens to the body when the fight-or-flight response is triggered by a stressor?

• A) All of the above
• B) Energy is shifted from the nonessential body systems to those necessary to respond to the challenge
• C) The hypothalamus activates the sympathetic nervous system and the endocrine systems
• D) Heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate increase, and the pupils widen

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