Exam 2: An Introduction to Body Systems and Psychological Influences on Health

Compared to a vasovagal reaction, hypertension is ________.

The baroreflex ________.

Charles Darwin proposed that ________ are a product of evolution that increased the chance of survival.

Simultaneous contraction of the right and left ventricles of the heart sends blood out to the lungs (right ventricle) and the rest of the body (left ventricle) via the ________.

Using rats, Selye (1956) observed that removal of the ________ prevented stress-induced ulcers.

List a common cause of chronic stress in modern life and explain how this may affect the autonomic and the endocrine systems, leading to certain illnesses.

Discuss the role of the hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that is most profoundly involved in stress response.

The brain can speed or slow respiration by controlling the stimulation of the ________.

Briefly explain how the expression of emotion can generally increase the chance of survival but also, in certain cases, produce the opposite result.

Gastrointestinal ulcers have not been linked to ________.

The endocrine system does not ________.

Briefly outline and discuss two examples that demonstrate that the central nervous system controls the digestive process.

Anderson and colleagues found that women with breast cancer who participated in ________ after surgery were significantly less likely to experience a recurrence.

Angina refers to pain or tightness in the ________.

________ is a classic sign of infection.

Explain why the role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis is important in health psychology.