The First Phase of the General Adaptation Syndrome Is

question 141

Multiple Choice

The first phase of the general adaptation syndrome is

• A) stress appraisal.
• B) resistance.
• C) alarm.
• D) adjustment.

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Definitions:

Striations

Bands produced from the arrangement of filaments in myofibrils in skeletal and cardiac muscle cells.

Aerobic Respiration

A process of energy production in cells involving oxygen to break down food molecules and produce ATP.

Muscle Pigment

Substances produced in the body that give color to muscle tissues, such as myoglobin, which is responsible for the red and brown colors of muscles.

Myoglobin

A protein in muscle cells that binds oxygen, providing a reserve supply of oxygen within muscles.