Question

resource assessment
vocabulary: write the correct term next to its description below.

1. “fight or flight” hormone
2. system that relays messages from your brain
3. part of brain that only reacts
4. system that pumps blood throughout the body
5. system that helps fight sickness and germs
6. a hormone that helps one quickly respond
7. small organ in brain that begins fear response
8. extreme feeling of dread or fear
9. related to how the body functions
10. part of brain that can reason and think logically

short recall: answer these questions with a word or short phrase.

1. what system is most involved in the fear reaction?
2. what are chemical messengers produced by the glands?
3. what hormone is sometimes called a superpower?
4. what system can weaken due to stress and anxiety?
5. what decision must we make when faced with danger?

Explanation:

1. Adrenaline is known as the "fight - or - flight" hormone.
2. The nervous system relays messages from the brain.
3. The amygdala in the brain is often reactive.
4. The circulatory system pumps blood throughout the body.
5. The immune system helps fight sickness and germs.
6. Adrenaline also helps one quickly respond.
7. The amygdala is the small brain organ that starts the fear response.
8. Terror is an extreme feeling of dread or fear.
9. Physiology is related to how the body functions.
10. The pre - frontal cortex can reason and think logically.

For short recall:

1. The nervous system is most involved in the fear reaction.
2. Hormones are chemical messengers produced by glands.
3. Adrenaline is sometimes called a superpower.
4. The immune system can weaken due to stress and anxiety.
5. The decision to fight or flee must be made when faced with danger.

Answer:

Vocabulary:

1. Adrenaline
2. Nervous system
3. Amygdala
4. Circulatory system
5. Immune system
6. Adrenaline
7. Amygdala
8. Terror
9. Physiology
10. Pre - frontal cortex

Short Recall:

1. Nervous system
2. Hormones
3. Adrenaline
4. Immune system
5. Fight or flee