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Adrenaline In Action! Robby used adrenaline last week at Track and Feild districts where he just missed qualifing for the state tournament at Pasco, Washington. |
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CEO:
Robby Robinson
Playas:
Kyle Hotchkiss
THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
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The Adrenaline Gland
Blood is sent to the major muscles and organs (the reason for a pale face -the blood draining to more important areas) -this provides the muscles with more energy reserves to draw from.
Increased strength.
Increased heart rate.
Increased breathing rate.
Heightened vision, hearing and sense of smell (but the eyes suffer from tunnel vision. This enhances visual concentration, but a negative by-product is the blinkering of your peripheral vision).
Time distortion -everything seems to go into slow-motion (due to the brain processing everything a lot faster).
Dilation of the pupils.
The hair follicle muscles contract (giving the feeling of your hair standing on end).
Pre-fight shakes -your limbs may shake uncontrollably.
Dry mouth.
Voice quiver -your voice may acquire an audible tremor.
Profuse sweating -especially the palms and the forehead.
Nausea. Adrenaline may cause vomiting or the feeling of vomiting.
Bowel loosening -the sudden urge to go to the toilet.
"Yellow fever" -sudden feeling of abject terror and helplessness (this may cause you to become frozen to the spot and unable to move).
People are understandably frightened by the idea of pain, yet pain is a natural and useful process that prevents you from damaging your body with rash actions. It tells you something is wrong so that you can do something about it. Pain and fear go together in many ways, and both can be overcome. In a fight, when the adrenaline is flowing, pain is temporarily suppressed by the body, as it acts as an anaesthetic.
What does an Adrenal gland look like? Also called suprarenal glands, they are small, triangular glands located on top of both kidneys. An adrenal gland is made of two parts: the outer region is called the adrenal cortex and the inner region is called the adrenal medulla.
