Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach (8th Edition)

8th Edition

ISBN: 9780134605197

Author: Dee Unglaub Silverthorn

Publisher: PEARSON

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What characteristic defines neurohormones?

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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. 5CC Ch. 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. 9CC Ch. 7.3 - Catecholamines belong to which chemical class of...

Ch. 7.3 - What intracellular structure is used for transport...Ch. 7.3 - Prob. 12CC Ch. 7.3 - Match the general reflex pathway patterns shown in...Ch. 7.3 - Prob. 14CC Ch. 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. 6RQ Ch. 7 - Prob. 7RQ Ch. 7 - Prob. 8RQ Ch. 7 - Prob. 9RQ Ch. 7 - Prob. 10RQ Ch. 7 - Prob. 11RQ Ch. 7 - Why do steroid hormones usually take so much...Ch. 7 - Prob. 13RQ Ch. 7 - Prob. 14RQ Ch. 7 - Prob. 15RQ Ch. 7 - Prob. 16RQ Ch. 7 - In reflex control pathways involving trophic...Ch. 7 - What characteristic defines neurohormones?Ch. 7 - Prob. 19RQ Ch. 7 - Prob. 20RQ Ch. 7 - Prob. 21RQ Ch. 7 - Prob. 22RQ Ch. 7 - Prob. 23RQ Ch. 7 - Prob. 24RQ Ch. 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. 28RQ Ch. 7 - Some early experiments for male birth control...Ch. 7 - Prob. 30RQ Ch. 7 - The following graph shows plasma TSH concentration...Ch. 7 - Prob. 32RQ

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What characteristic defines neurohormones?

Solution Summary: The author explains that there is an overlap in the nervous and endocrine systems on the basis of their structure and function. Hormones are classified as those whose release may be regulated by brain.

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