A middle-aged woman is recovering from severe blood loss after a motor vehicle accident. She wants you to explain the short-term stress response which occurred in her body to help preserve her life. Be sure to include details of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the justification (necessity) for each hormone released in the situation.

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