Laboratory Manual for Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues (8th Edition)
Laboratory Manual for Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues (8th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134283814
Author: Michael D. Johnson, Bert Atsma
Publisher: PEARSON
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Specialized centers of brain control and regulate the secretions of hormones by different glands. Thus, the endocrine system and the nervous system both work together to carry out processes of the body.

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A scientist hypothesizes that the pancreas’s hormone production is controlled by neural stimuli. Which observation would support this hypothesis? a. Insulin is produced in response to sudden stress without a rise in blood glucose. b. Insulin is produced in response to a rise in glucagon levels. c. Beta cells express epinephrine receptors. d. Insulin is produced in response to a rise in blood glucose in the brain.
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