PSY 3171 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Endocrine System, Circulatory System, Blood Pressure

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Chapter 7: three body systems are responsive to psychosocial variables: endocrine system, autonomic nervous system, immune system, endocrine system; consists of organs that manufacture hormones and when the occasion is right, secrete them into the bloodstream. Hormones are biologically active substances that circulate in the. Psychopathology 37 blood until they reach a target organ such as the heart, liver or bones, where they will cause certain changes. Hpa axis begins with the hypothalamus (brain structure that controls a large number of body functions) and is responsive to psychosocial influences. When activated it can cause the pituitary gland (which it is connected to by nerve fibres) to secrete a substance called adrenocorticotropic hormone (acth) into the circulation. The targets for acth are the cells in the adrenal cortex (the outer layer of the adrenal glands located above the kidneys). When they tissues are stimulated, they secrete a substance called cortisol (or glucocorticoid) into the circulation.

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