MNE - Stress and the Endocrine System Exam Questions and Answers Rated 100%
The integrative center of the brain is the... - Answers Hypothalamus
How does the Hypothalamus maintain homeostasis in the body? - Answers It has access to the blood via
circumventricular organs, which bypass the blood brain barrier through fenestrations of the capillaries.
These fenestrations allow for careful detection and regulation of solutes in the blood.
This region is gathering information from the external environment, the "executive functioning" center
of the brain - Answers Cerebral Cortex
This region of the brain is comparing incoming information with past memories, located on the temporal
lobe of the brain - Answers The Hippocampus
This region of the brain is attaching emotional responses to incoming information - Answers The
Amygdala
This region of the brain takes information from the amygdala and the hippocampus and transmits it to
the hypothalamus - Answers The Fornix
This region of the brain takes information delivered from the Fornix, and distributes it to the relevant
regions of the Hypothalamus - Answers The Mammillary Bodies
This governs the Autonomic Nervous System - Answers The Hypothalamus
This division of the Autonomic Nervous System branches from the middle of the spinal cord - Answers
The Sympathetic Nervous System
This division of the Autonomic Nervous System branches from the top and the bottom of the spinal cord
- Answers The Parasympathetic Nervous System
The sympathetic nervous system is governed by... - Answers Excitation of the spinal cord by CRH
releasing neurons
During a stress response, the parasympathetic nervous system... - Answers Is inhibited by the CRH
releasing nerves of the hypothalamus
What facilitates the acoustic startle response? - Answers CRF
Why would a patient suffering from chronic stress experience symptoms reminiscent to Cushing's
Disease/Syndrome? - Answers Chronic stress can result in elevated cortisol levels, which can trigger a
"swollen" appearance similar to patients suffering Cushing's. High cortisol triggers retention of sodium,
and increased glucose levels, leading to increased vascular volume. (as well as redistribution of fat)
What is the difference in cortisol levels of stressed patients and normal patients? - Answers Elevated
across a 24 hour cycle
The integrative center of the brain is the... - Answers Hypothalamus
How does the Hypothalamus maintain homeostasis in the body? - Answers It has access to the blood via
circumventricular organs, which bypass the blood brain barrier through fenestrations of the capillaries.
These fenestrations allow for careful detection and regulation of solutes in the blood.
This region is gathering information from the external environment, the "executive functioning" center
of the brain - Answers Cerebral Cortex
This region of the brain is comparing incoming information with past memories, located on the temporal
lobe of the brain - Answers The Hippocampus
This region of the brain is attaching emotional responses to incoming information - Answers The
Amygdala
This region of the brain takes information from the amygdala and the hippocampus and transmits it to
the hypothalamus - Answers The Fornix
This region of the brain takes information delivered from the Fornix, and distributes it to the relevant
regions of the Hypothalamus - Answers The Mammillary Bodies
This governs the Autonomic Nervous System - Answers The Hypothalamus
This division of the Autonomic Nervous System branches from the middle of the spinal cord - Answers
The Sympathetic Nervous System
This division of the Autonomic Nervous System branches from the top and the bottom of the spinal cord
- Answers The Parasympathetic Nervous System
The sympathetic nervous system is governed by... - Answers Excitation of the spinal cord by CRH
releasing neurons
During a stress response, the parasympathetic nervous system... - Answers Is inhibited by the CRH
releasing nerves of the hypothalamus
What facilitates the acoustic startle response? - Answers CRF
Why would a patient suffering from chronic stress experience symptoms reminiscent to Cushing's
Disease/Syndrome? - Answers Chronic stress can result in elevated cortisol levels, which can trigger a
"swollen" appearance similar to patients suffering Cushing's. High cortisol triggers retention of sodium,
and increased glucose levels, leading to increased vascular volume. (as well as redistribution of fat)
What is the difference in cortisol levels of stressed patients and normal patients? - Answers Elevated
across a 24 hour cycle
