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Omar Has Just Been Notified That Flood Waters Will Enter

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Omar has just been notified that flood waters will enter his house in several hours. He is emotionally aroused and the defensive forces of his body are prepared for fight or flight. Which stage of the general adaptation syndrome is he in?


Definitions:

Intercalated Discs

Specialized connections between myocardial cells in the heart, facilitating the synchronized contraction of cardiac tissue.

Desmosomes

Specialized cell structures that function in cell adhesion, anchoring cells to each other within tissues.

Peristalsis

The sequential muscular contractions that move food along the digestive tract.

Pupil

The black circular opening in the center of the iris of the eye, which varies in size to regulate the amount of light reaching the retina.

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