Exam 10: Stress and Disease

The _____ is stimulated during the alarm phase of the general adaptation syndrome?

Stress-induced cortisol released from the adrenal cortex results in:

For catecholamines to be immunosuppressive,their levels must be chronically elevated.

What changes are expected in the stress-age syndrome?

The decrease in insulin during a stress response prevents glucose from being taken up by peripheral tissue so that more glucose will be available for the central nervous system.

What effect does epinephrine have on the immune system during stress response?

The _____ (gland)regulates the immune response and mediates the apparent effects of circadian rhythms on immunity.

Which statement is FALSE about the link between cancer and psychologic stress?

During a stress response,which hormone promotes increased anxiety,increased vigilance,and arousal?

The action of which hormone helps explain increases in affective anxiety and eating disorders,mood cycles and vulnerability to autoimmune and inflammatory diseases in women as a result of stimulation of the corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)gene promoter and central norepinephrine system?

During a stress response,which hormone decreases lymphocytes,eosinophils,and macrophages and prostaglandin?

Lymphocytes secrete growth hormone,prolactin,adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)and endorphins.

MATCHING Match the hormone with its effects during a stress response.(Hormones may be used more than once. ) -Increases gastric secretions

Exhaustion occurs if stress continues and _____ is not successful.

MATCHING Match the hormone with its effects during a stress response.(Hormones may be used more than once. ) -Decreases glucose uptake in muscles

Which cytokines initiate the production of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)?

MATCHING Match the hormone with its effects during a stress response.(Hormones may be used more than once. ) -Constricts peripheral vessels to increase blood pressure

MATCHING Match the hormone with its effects during a stress response.(Hormones may be used more than once. ) -Forms glucose from amino acids and free fatty acids

MATCHING Match the hormone with its effects during a stress response.(Hormones may be used more than once. ) -Dilates pupils

Stress and negative emotions have not been associated with the production of increased levels of proinflammatory cytokines.