Adrenaline and fight-or-flight
What Adrenaline and fight-or-flight means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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The adrenal medulla secretes adrenaline and noradrenaline, which increase heart rate and blood glucose as part of the fight-or-flight response.
Adrenaline from the adrenal medulla raises heart rate during fight-or-flight.
Topics that use Adrenaline and fight-or-flight
- Hormonal communication (OCR A-Level)
- Plant and animal responses (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Autonomic control of heart rate
- Autonomic nervous system
- Auxin
- Auxin (IAA)
- Auxins
- Blood glucose and salt balance
- Blood transport of hormones
- Cerebrum
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