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Adrenaline is released by the adrenal glands in response to stress or danger. It prepares the body for "fight or flight" by increasing breathing and heart rate, dilating airways and blood vessels, and releasing glucose from the liver. This provides more oxygen and glucose to muscles to help the body respond to threats. The nervous system acts fast and locally while the endocrine system acts slower but more widely, through chemical messengers carried by the blood.
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