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Effects of stress on Kidneys and Resistance phase of GAS According to Tortora and Derrickson (2009), our autonomous nervous system is the key factor behind our stress. As one half of it is activated during stress (i.e. The sympathetic nervous system), the other half is conveniently suppressed (i.e. The parasympathetic nervous system.)
Biology
Stress is an emotional or physical strain normally caused as a result to the tension or pressure from the outside world. Some of the most prominent reactions to stress include tension, agitation, increased heart beat and lack of concentration. Although, it is inevitable to lead a life without stress still there are ways in which this situation can be controlled. (Health Information Publications 2002-11). This research essay aims to delineate the affects of stress on the renal system. It seeks to explain the physiological activities of the kidney under normal homeostatic conditions, and what may occur in the kidneys when the body is experiencing the resistance phase of the general adaptive syndrome
STRESS AND THE GAS
A human brain works in mysterious ways. It can regulate functions throughout the body, without you even realizing how far reaching these effects could be. This could sometimes result in increased heart beat, activated sweat glands regardless of changes in temperature, secretion of hormones from your pancreas or even building up of enzymes in your liver.
According to Tortora and Derrickson (2009) your brain can regulate functions throughout your body and it is quite surprising how far reaching those effects can be. It simply tells you what to do by simply sending a message through the nerves branching out from it down your spine to the various parts of your body.
Stress and the Autonomic nervous system
The automatic nervous system includes a set of nerves projecting actions that are either voluntary (automatic) and relatively involuntary. Our nervous system has two sides to it; the voluntary and the involuntary nervous system. The voluntary part of our nervous system is the conscious state of mind and the one behind our everyday routine. Whether you decide to pay your bills, move a muscle or even wave a hi-five to a friend.
"The two mutually exclusive activities perform quite different tasks from one another. On one hand the sympathetic nerves kick into action during the four F's of behavior -- flight, fright, fight and sex. These tend to originate in the brain, crossing your spine and branches out to all the organs, vessels and sweat glands. These nerves kick into action during emergencies and help you mediate vigilance, arousal, activation and mobilization. Hence as a result of your sympathetic nerve endings in your adrenal glands located above your kidneys, Epinephrine is secreted.
The parasympathetic nervous system on the other contrary, mediates calm and vegetative activities promoting growth, energy, storage and other optimistic processes. This usually engages in tasks such as slowing your heart beat, diverting the blood flow from your muscles back to your heart etc." Tortora and Derrickson (2009, pp. 22-23)
Effects of Hormones on Stress:
Stress can also be a major contributor towards activating the hypothalamus-pituitary peripheral glands. These in turn release an array of epinephrine and the non-epinephrine harmones into the hypothalamus-pituitary circulatory system and get the ball rolling. The epinephrine acts swiftly and within a course of minutes release another principal hormone called the CRH (Corticotropin releasing hormone) which eventually triggers the ACTH into the blood stream. Eventually, upon reaching the adrenal gland, they secrete the glucocorticoids (steroid) hormones.
The General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
The GAS is a universal…
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