The short-term, immediate stress response in humans is caused by 1. Production o

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The short-term, immediate stress response in humans is caused by


1. Production of the hormone ACTH which causes the adrenal cortex gland cells to release cortisol into the blood.
2. The stress sensation (fear, for instance) causes neurosecretory cells of the hypothalamus of the brain to release the hormone oxytocin.
3. Nerve cells of the brain responding to stress by sending very fast signals to cells in the medulla of the adrenal gland (the adrenal medulla is the inner portion of the gland).
4. Liver cells rapidly produce large amounts of adrenalin.

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Nerve cells of the brain responding to stress by sending very fast signals to cells in the medulla of the adrenal gland (the adrenal medulla is the inner portion of the gland).

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