Why is adrenaline called the fight or flight hormone?
A. If you get a fright from a person in a dark alley, for example, adrenaline speeds up the breathing rate and the heartbeat. It also increases the muscles ability to take in sugar such as glucose. So adrenaline gets the body ready to either fight the person or to run away (flight) if they are too big.
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