Biology A-Level
Fight-or-flight coordination
What Fight-or-flight coordination means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Fight-or-flight coordination
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Reference: OCR
Adrenaline released from the adrenal glands under nervous stimulation raises heart rate and blood glucose during the fight-or-flight response.
Topics that use Fight-or-flight coordination
- Plant and animal responses (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Adrenaline and fight-or-flight
- Autonomic control of heart rate
- Autonomic nervous system
- Auxin
- Auxin (IAA)
- Auxins
- Cerebrum
- Comparison of muscle tissue types
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