An 80-year-old woman is slated for total hip replacement the following day and is experiencing a large amount of stress around her potential surgical outcomes
Which of the following is most likely to be uninvolved in the physiological response to her stress?
A)
Hypothalamus
B)
Parathyroid
C)
Adrenal cortex
D)
Pituitary gland
Ans:
B
Feedback:
The physiology of stress is associated with the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. The parathyroid is not noted to be centrally involved in stress response.
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