Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 17 hours ago

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In this video, we look at the fight or flight response. First we explore what is meant by the fight or flight response. We then explore how the nervous system and endocrine system interact during the fight or flight response. This includes the roles of the hypothalamus, the sympathetic nervous system and the adrenal glands.

Image credits

Adrenal gland longitudinal section
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Fight or flight response
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