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The diagram below outlines the two primary physiological pathways involved in the body's response to stress.

Physiology of Stress Pathways

Which of the following rows correctly identifies the anatomical structures and hormones represented by the labels $W$ , $X$ , $Y$ , and $Z$ ?

$W$ : Adrenal cortex; $X$ : Cortisol; $Y$ : ACTH; $Z$ : Adrenal medulla

$W$ : Adrenal medulla; $X$ : Adrenaline and noradrenaline; $Y$ : ACTH; $Z$ : Adrenal cortex

$W$ : Adrenal medulla; $X$ : Cortisol; $Y$ : CRH; $Z$ : Adrenal cortex

$W$ : Adrenal cortex; $X$ : Adrenaline and noradrenaline; $Y$ : CRH; $Z$ : Adrenal medulla

Stress Questions

Practise AQA A Level Psychology Stress with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 100 questions covering Physiology of stress, Role of stress in illness, Sources of stress, Measuring stress, Individual differences in stress, and Managing and coping with stress, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.