Human Anatomy (9th Edition)
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Author: Frederic H. Martini, Robert B. Tallitsch, Judi L. Nath
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Chapter 17, Problem 7RFT
Match each numbered item with the most closely related lettered item.
epinephrine.........................................
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Epinephrine 1) transmits information across the synapse in the brain but is 2) also released by the adrenal glands into the blood supply. Which neurochemical roles is epinephrine playing in these descriptions?
A) 1) neurotransmitter and 2) neurohormone
B) 1) neuromodulator and 2) neurohormone
C) 1) neurohormone and 2) neuromodulator
D) 1) neurotransmitter and 2) neuromodulator
On a realistic drawing of the endocrine glands in the body (such as a photocopy of Figure 17.1), indicate the gland associated with (a) cretinism, (b) diabetes mellitus, (c) acromegaly, (d) secreting thyroid-stimulating hormone, (e) secreting a hormone that regulates the nightly activities of our circadian rhythms, (f) secreting estrogens, (g) secreting DHEA.
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Human Anatomy (9th Edition)
Ch. 17 - Match each numbered item with the most closely...Ch. 17 - Prob. 2RFTCh. 17 - Prob. 3RFTCh. 17 - Prob. 4RFTCh. 17 - Prob. 5RFTCh. 17 - Prob. 6RFTCh. 17 - Match each numbered item with the most closely...Ch. 17 - Prob. 8RFTCh. 17 - Prob. 9RFTCh. 17 - Prob. 10RFT
Ch. 17 - Visceral motor neurons in the CNS (a) are...Ch. 17 - Prob. 12RFTCh. 17 - Prob. 13RFTCh. 17 - Prob. 14RFTCh. 17 - The neurotransmitter at all synapses and...Ch. 17 - Prob. 16RFTCh. 17 - 17. Sympathetic preganglionic fibers are...Ch. 17 - Prob. 18RFTCh. 17 - Postganglionic fibers of autonomic neurons are...Ch. 17 - The white ramus communicans a. carries the...Ch. 17 - Prob. 1RCCh. 17 - Prob. 2RCCh. 17 - Prob. 3RCCh. 17 - Prob. 4RCCh. 17 - Prob. 5RCCh. 17 - Prob. 6RCCh. 17 - 7. How do sympathetic chain ganglia differ from...Ch. 17 - 8. Compare the general effects of the sympathetic...Ch. 17 - Prob. 9RCCh. 17 - Prob. 1CTCh. 17 - Prob. 2CT
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