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    Adrenaline is stored in the adrenal glands near the kidneys and prepares the body for fight or flight by increasing heart rate, blood pressure, lung capacity, eye dilation, and blood flow to muscles. When afraid, the body releases hormones like adrenaline that activate fight or flight and cause increased heart rate and respiration to make the body hyper-alert and energized. Signals are sent to the brain's amygdala and adrenal glands upon sensing danger, causing adrenaline release which reaches the lungs and heart, expanding them to take in more air and increase heart rate.

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    Adrenaline is stored in the adrenal glands near the kidneys and prepares the body for fight or flight by increasing heart rate, blood pressure, lung capacity, eye dilation, and blood flow to muscles. When afraid, the body releases hormones like adrenaline that activate fight or flight and cause increased heart rate and respiration to make the body hyper-alert and energized. Signals are sent to the brain's amygdala and adrenal glands upon sensing danger, causing adrenaline release which reaches the lungs and heart, expanding them to take in more air and increase heart rate.

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    Whatwhyandhowdoesithappen

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    Adrenaline is stored in the adrenal glands near the kidneys and prepares the body for fight or flight by increasing heart rate, blood pressure, lung capacity, eye dilation, and blood flow to muscles. When afraid, the body releases hormones like adrenaline that activate fight or flight and cause increased heart rate and respiration to make the body hyper-alert and energized. Signals are sent to the brain's amygdala and adrenal glands upon sensing danger, causing adrenaline release which reaches the lungs and heart, expanding them to take in more air and increase heart rate.

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    MyWhereQuestion:Wherearethesechemicalslocatedinyourbody?

    Adrenalineisheldinthemedullaoftheadrenalglandsnearyourkidneys.Adrenalineprepares
    yourbodyforthefightorflightresponseintimesofstressandfear.
    KeyActions:increasingheartrateandbloodpressure,expandingairpassagesinlungstotakein
    moreair,enlargingpupilineyesothatyoucanseemore,andredistributingbloodtothe
    muscles.
    Adrenalineismadeupofcarbon,hydrogen,nitrogen,andoxygen.Thechemicalformulais
    C9H13NO3.

    MyWhyQuestion:Whydoesyourheartrateincreasewhenyoureafraid?

    Theheartrateincreasesbecauseyourfightorflightsystemisactivated.Yourbodyreleasesa
    seriesofhormonesthatmakeyouhyperalert,focused,andenergized,thischemicalcascade
    causesincreasedheartrate,respiratoryrate,andperspiration.

    MyHowQuestion:Howdoesthishappen?

    Thehumanbodyhasevolvedtoprepareyouforstressfulorscarysituationsandhaswaysto
    handlethesethingsandreturnyoutosafety.Alothappensbeforeyouareconsciouslyawareof
    whatsgoingon.Signalsareimmediatelysenttotheamygdala,thefearcentralofthebrain.
    Thennervepulsesarefireddownyourspinalcord,totheadrenalglands,thisreleasesadrenaline.
    Whentheadrenalinereachesyourlungstheyexpand,lettinginmoreairandcausingyourheart
    ratetoincrease.

    MostInterestingFact:
    Thathunger,anger,worriedthoughts,andlonelinesscantriggerthefightorflightresponse.

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