MF - Stress in Your Body Systems Template

• Oxygen Supply: increases shortness of breath and rapid breathing—airway between nose and lungs constricts
• Pre-Existing Respiratory Diseases: increases asthma attacks, rapid breathing, hyperventilation, and panic attacks in people with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—COPD; includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis

Respiratory System

• Autonomic Nervous System: sympathetic nervous system (SNS) signals adrenal glands to release hormones—adrenalin (epinephrine) and cortisol—with direct actions of autonomic nerves, increases heart rate, increases respiration rate, increases blood vessel dialation in arms and legs

Nervous System

• Sexual Desire: impacts testosterone production; decreases sex drive or libido, possibly causes erectile dysfunction
• Reproduction: impacts sperm production and maturation; increases difficulty for conception, decreases sperm motility—ability to swim—decreases sperm with normal morphology—size and shape
• Diseases: impacts immune system; increases risk of infection in the testes, prostate gland, and urethra

Reproductive System

• Heart: increases heart rate and increases contraction strength with the stress hormones: adrenaline, noradrenaline, and cortisol
• Blood Vessels: increases amount of blood pumped out and increases blood pressure
• Diseases: increases risk for hypertension, heart attack, or stroke; increases inflammation in the circulatory system—coronary arteries; increases cholesterol levels
• Women: dependant on premenopausal or postmenopausal: decreases estrogen in postmenopausal women

Cardiovascular System