ESSENT OF HUMAN A/P ACCES W/EBK
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Chapter 9, Problem 2MC
Which is generally true of hormones?
a. Exocrine glands produce them.
b. They travel throughout the body in the blood.
c. They affect only non-hormone-producing organs.
d. All steroid hormones produce very similar physiological effects in the body.
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Chapter 9 Solutions
ESSENT OF HUMAN A/P ACCES W/EBK
Ch. 9 -
More than one choice may apply.
1. The major...Ch. 9 - Which is generally true of hormones? a. Exocrine...Ch. 9 - 3. Which of the following hormones is (are)...Ch. 9 - ANP, the hormone secreted by the heart, has...Ch. 9 - 5. Hormones that act directly or indirectly to...Ch. 9 - 6. Hypertension may result from hypersecretion...Ch. 9 - Hormones that regulate mineral (salt) levels...Ch. 9 - Which of the following is given as a drug to...Ch. 9 - The element needed for thyroid gland function is...Ch. 9 - 10. Explain how the nervous and endocrine systems...
Ch. 9 - Prob. 11SAECh. 9 - Prob. 12SAECh. 9 - Provide one example for each way endocrine glands...Ch. 9 - Prob. 14SAECh. 9 - Explain why not all organs are target organs for...Ch. 9 - Prob. 16SAECh. 9 - 17. Name two endocrine-producing glands (or...Ch. 9 - Prob. 18SAECh. 9 - Prob. 19SAECh. 9 - Prob. 20SAECh. 9 - Prob. 21SAECh. 9 - What causes a simple goiter?Ch. 9 - Prob. 23SAECh. 9 - Prob. 24CTCh. 9 - Prob. 25CTCh. 9 - 26. Shannon, a 28-year-old, has been in the first...Ch. 9 - Prob. 27CTCh. 9 - Prob. 28CTCh. 9 - Melissa, age 40, comes to the clinic, troubled by...Ch. 9 - 30. Chelsea, a displaced person, is pregnant. She...Ch. 9 - 31. Ryan had symptoms of excessive secretion of...
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