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To explain: The organ in which the vasoconstriction occurs and blood flow diminishes during the stress response.
Concept introduction: Stress is a biological response to a stressor such as the environmental conditions, threat, challenge, or other psychological and physical barrier. The stressor may be physical or psychological, or it can be a combination of both. The autonomic nervous system and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis are the major system of the body that respond to stress.
To explain: The areas that have an increased blood flow.
Concept introduction: Stress is a biological response to a stressor such as environmental conditions, threat, challenge, or other psychological and physical barrier. The stressor may be physical or psychological, or it can be a combination of both. The major systems of the body that respond to stress are autonomic nervous system and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
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