Response to Stress

What is STRESS?Concentrate on the three important clauses:1.Demands upon the organism2.Non Specific Bodily Response3.Temporary or permanent physiological or

structural changes

Adrenal Cortex

GLUCOCORTICOIDS: CORTISOLProduce a long-term, slow response to stress by:

1. raising blood glucose levels through the breakdown of fats and proteins

2. suppress the immune response 3. inhibit the inflammatory response.

MINERALOCORTICOIDS:Aldosterone

Mineralocorticoids maintain electrolyte balance by:1. Retention of Na+ & H20 by kidneys

2. Increased blood volume & pressure

CUSHINGS DISEASECaused by prolonged

HIGH cortisol exposure