Stress, pt. 1
A stimulus with the potential for triggering the fight-or-flight response.
Stressor
Cortisol
Traveling to/from work solely by walking or cycling; or by walking or cycling in combination with motorized modes of travel.
Active commuting/transportation
Which macronutrient is missing?
Carbohydrates
Fats
Protein
Water
A family restaurant frequented by Andy Davis and his "friends". The establishment is identifiable by its unique design employing a space theme.
Pizza Planet
This part of the brain activates the stress reaction pathways.
Hypothalamus
Faster acting, shorter lasting stress reaction pathway.
Autonomic nervous system
The point at which, during incremental exercise, lactate builds up in the blood stream at a level that is higher than resting values.
Lactate threshold
A geographical area in which it is difficult to buy affordable or good-quality fresh food.
Food desert
The second Pixar movie ever released.
A Bug's Life
This hormone promotes contraction of the walls of blood vessels. However, it does all sorts of other cool things, such as repair cardiac tissue and promote social interaction.
Oxytocin
Part of the nervous system responsible for conserving energy in the stress response.
Parasympathetic
This measurement is generally considered the best indicator of cardiovascular fitness and aerobic endurance.
The maximum amount of oxygen that an individual can utilize during intense or maximal exercise.
VO2max
Insufficient levels of iron increase the risk of this condition that develops when your blood produces a lower-than-normal amount of healthy red blood cells.
Anemia
If you are struggling to swim at the Goo Lagoon, do not fret. This friendly fella will be there to save you.
Larry the Lobster
DAILY DOUBLE
Epinephrine and norepinephrine are two of the main hormones in the stress response. What gland releases them?
A metabolic pathway activated by thyroxin that results in the generation of glucose from certain non-carbohydrate carbon substrates.
Gluconeogenesis
Term defined as the amount of blood pumped out of the left ventricle of the heart during each systolic cardiac contraction.
Something that increases as fitness increases.
Stroke volume
Stage of behavior change where an individual is not considering change. Thus, we would expect no behavior modifications in the next six months.
Precontemplation
This animated TV show's annual Halloween episode is known as the Treehouse of Horror.
The Simpsons
Changes in sweat gland activity that are reflective of the intensity of an emotional state, such as stress.
HINT: Lie detector test
Galvanic skin response
Better known as the anti-diuretic hormone (ADH), this stress hormone acts on the kidneys to decrease urine production via water retention.
Vasopressin
This method (protocol, actually) is the most common way to calculate VO2max. It involves getting on a treadmill and increasing speed and incline every three minutes (in stages).
Bruce Protocol
Number of kilocalories in one gram of carbohydrates.
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Lord Farquaad grows frustrated as he receives little evidence as to who is sheltering his missing fairy tail creatures.
The character is never identified, but we do learn that her spouse is THIS character of fairy tail lore.
Do you know him?
She's married to the muffin man!