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nervous system
SNS
Contributes to the "fight or flight" response
Pns
- Has the opposite effects of SNS, facilitates recovery after fight or flight- Overactivuty can contribute to stress reactions (promoting bronchoconstriction (e.g. in asthma) or exaggerated vasodilation and compromised blood circulation
Respiratory System
- shortness of breath and rapid breathing, as the airway between the nose and the lungs constricts
- Acute stress can trigger asthma attacks
- The rapid breathing and hyperventilating can cause panic attacks
Cardiovascular System
- causes an increase in heart rate and stronger contractions of the heart muscle,
- the blood vessels that direct blood to the large muscles and the heart dilate, which increase the amount of blood pumped to the large muscles and the heart
- Chronic stress can contribute to long-term problems for heart and blood vessels
- can increase the risk for hypertension, heart attack, or stroke.