WorksheetsDon’t Stress Meowt
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Your adrenal gland releases the following stress hormone(s):
All of the above
Stress can increase your risk of a heart attack or stroke by all of the following except:
Raising your blood pressure
Slowing your heart rate
Making the lining of your blood vessels more susceptible to damage
Increasing inflammation in your blood vessels
Through the enteric nervous system, stress causes:
A change in the composition and function of gut bacteria
Decreased sensitivity to stomach acid
Food allergies
Iron deficiency
How does cortisol add to belly fat?
It increases your appetite
It slows your metabolism
It causes cravings for carbohydrates, or "comfort foods"
A and C
Telomeres, the shoelace tip ends on chromosomes:
Scramble DNA when a cell divides
Can be shortened by stress
Lengthen with each cell division
Can be replenished when they become too short
Getting enough sleep and eating healthy food are two great ways to help handle stress.
True
False
Good stress can help push you to get things done, like study for a test or practice for a concert.
True
False
Keeping a balanced life makes you more stressed out.
True
False
When you’re feeling stressed, you should always try to solve the problem yourself.
True
False
Stress is what you feel when you are worried or uncomfortable about something.
True
False
