Biological responses to stress are enabled by the adrenal glands. If on your birthday your friends hid inside your house to surprise you with a collective "Happy birthday!" when you opened the door, you would experience short-term stress. Which action of
the adrenal glands would help you overcome this surprise stress?
A) suppressed immune system and increased blood volume
B) increased alertness and increased blood glucose
C) retention of sodium ions and water by the kidneys and increased metabolic rate
D) increased blood pressure and breathing rate
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
Glycolysis results in the partial oxidation of glucose to pyruvate. This means that:
What will be an ideal response?
Flowering plants use animals or wind to transfer ________ between flowers.
A. microspores B. megaspores C. ovules D. seeds E. pollen
Some protists have a pellicle, which is used for
a. defensive purposes. b. sexual reproduction. c. structural support. d. water absorption. e. food storage.
If nondisjunction occurs during meiosis I, ____
a. two gametes will be normal and two will be missing one chromosome b. two gametes will be normal and two will have one extra chromosome
c. three gametes will be normal and one will have two extra chromosomes d. all gametes will be normal e. all gametes will be abnormal