Biochemistry. a hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla upon stimulation by the central nervous system in response to stress, as anger or fear, and acting to increase heart rate, blood pressure, cardiac output, and carbohydrate metabolism. 2.
by which the boardwalk passes) The Mission Beach â Pacific Beach Boardwalk, also known as Oceanfront Boardwalk, is a concrete walkway that spans about 3 1/2 miles, from North Pacific Beach to South Mission Beach.
A. Astoria to Cannon Beach. Your Pacific Coast Scenic Byway adventure begins in Astoria, at the northwest tip of Oregon. (Astoria can be reached from Portland via Route 30.) Astoria, named for the fur trader John Jacob Astor, was the first permanent European settlement in the Pacific Northwest, established in 1811.