Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach (8th Edition)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134605197
Author: Dee Unglaub Silverthorn
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7, Problem 17RQ
In reflex control pathways involving trophic hormones and multiple integrating centers, the hormones themselves act as _____ _____ signals, suppressing trophic hormone secretion earlier in the reflex.
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Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach (8th Edition)
Ch. 7.1 - Name the membrane transport process by which...Ch. 7.1 - What is the suffix in a chemical name that tells...Ch. 7.2 - What is the classic definition of a hormone?Ch. 7.2 - Based on what you know about the organelles...Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 5CCCh. 7.2 - The steroid hormone aldosterone has a short...Ch. 7.3 - In the blood glucose example, the increase in...Ch. 7.3 - Which insulin release pathway in Figure 7.7b is a...Ch. 7.3 - Prob. 9CCCh. 7.3 - Catecholamines belong to which chemical class of...
Ch. 7.3 - What intracellular structure is used for transport...Ch. 7.3 - Prob. 12CCCh. 7.3 - Match the general reflex pathway patterns shown in...Ch. 7.3 - Prob. 14CCCh. 7 - The study of hormones is called _____.Ch. 7 - List the three basic ways hormones act on their...Ch. 7 - List five endocrine glands, and name one hormone...Ch. 7 - Match the following researchers with their...Ch. 7 - Put the following steps for identifying an...Ch. 7 - Prob. 6RQCh. 7 - Prob. 7RQCh. 7 - Prob. 8RQCh. 7 - Prob. 9RQCh. 7 - Prob. 10RQCh. 7 - Prob. 11RQCh. 7 - Why do steroid hormones usually take so much...Ch. 7 - Prob. 13RQCh. 7 - Prob. 14RQCh. 7 - Prob. 15RQCh. 7 - Prob. 16RQCh. 7 - In reflex control pathways involving trophic...Ch. 7 - What characteristic defines neurohormones?Ch. 7 - Prob. 19RQCh. 7 - Prob. 20RQCh. 7 - Prob. 21RQCh. 7 - Prob. 22RQCh. 7 - Prob. 23RQCh. 7 - Prob. 24RQCh. 7 - Compare and contrast the three chemical classes of...Ch. 7 - Map the following groups of terms. Add terms if...Ch. 7 - The terms specificity, receptors, and...Ch. 7 - Prob. 28RQCh. 7 - Some early experiments for male birth control...Ch. 7 - Prob. 30RQCh. 7 - The following graph shows plasma TSH concentration...Ch. 7 - Prob. 32RQ
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