match "Your body’s response to sudden fear" with the appropriate "Reason for this response"
1. Your liver converts glycogen to glucose
2. The pupils of your eyes dilate
3. Your heart beats faster
4. You breathe faster
5. The blood vessels in your skin constrict and you become pale
6. You feel very alert.
1. Your liver converts glycogen to glucose
- To provide a quick source of energy for your muscles to respond to the threat
2. The pupils of your eyes dilate
- To take in more light and improve vision for better awareness of the surroundings
3. Your heart beats faster
- To pump more blood to muscles and organs in preparation for fight or flight
4. You breathe faster
- To increase oxygen intake to support increased activity and prepare for fight or flight
5. The blood vessels in your skin constrict and you become pale
- To divert blood flow away from the skin and towards vital organs to support physical exertion
6. You feel very alert
- To be better prepared to respond quickly to potential danger