Part 3: As a student, you have a lot of responsibilities, which generate a certain amount of stress as you balance the responsibilities of your school, family, and life. ⦁ Which part of the brain responds to long term stress? What is the pathway of glands and hormones from the detection of the stressor by the brain to the gland that will release the final hormones in response?
⦁ Which endocrine organ (and which specific part of it) will be triggered by this long-term or chronic stress pathway? What hormone(s) will it produce?
⦁ Describe 2 effects of long-term stress caused by this pathway and explain why they can be potentially harmful to the body.