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1.29 body defense
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all four kinds of stress result in
GAS -
local adaptation syndrome
local inflammation -
neural response to stress
brain stem to hypthalamus -
endocrine response to stress
hypothalamus releases CRF
CRF stimulates anterior pituitary
anterior pituitary secretes ACTH
ACTH stimulates adrenals
adrenals secrete cortisol -
in endocrine response, __ releases CRF
hypothalamus -
CRF initiates the stimulation of
anterior pituitary -
anterior pituitary secretes
ACTH -
factors for adaptive capacity
hardiness
nutrition
genetic endowment/ age
psychosocial
sleep-wake cycles
physiologic
how often one needs to be adaptive -
can prevent disease and help handle disease
adaptive capacity -
born with this defense from antigens
innate (nonspecific) response
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