Stress Response Vocabulary

noun a verb used to describe the action of tightening or contracting muscles, typically in response to stress or tension

• The patient began to clench up as the doctor approached with the needle.
• I always clench up when I watch scary movies.
• I could feel myself starting to clench up during the intense scene.
• Her heart seemed to clench up with fear as she heard the news.

noun a substance produced by the pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex to produce corticosteroids

• The adrenal corticotrophic hormone is responsible for regulating the body's response to stress.
• Did you know that the adrenal corticotrophic hormone helps the body deal with stress?
• Yo, that adrenal corticotrophic hormone is like the stress boss of our bodies.
• Think of the adrenal corticotrophic hormone as the body's stress signal caller.

noun a hormone produced by the pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete corticosteroids

• The adrenocorticotropic hormone is responsible for stimulating the production of cortisol in the adrenal glands.
• The adrenocorticotropic hormone tells your body to make more cortisol.
• When the adrenocorticotropic hormone kicks in, it's like your body's stress alarm going off.
• Think of the adrenocorticotropic hormone as the conductor orchestrating your body's stress response symphony.