An 80-year-old woman is slated for total hip replacement the following day and is experiencing a large amount of stress around her potential surgical outcomes. Which of the following is most likely to be uninvolved in the physiological response to her stress?

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The physiology of stress is associated with the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. The parathyroid is not noted to be centrally involved in stress response.

An 80-Year-Old Woman Is Slated for Total Hip Replacement the Following