Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach (8th Edition)
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Author: Dee Unglaub Silverthorn
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Introduction: Hormones are chemical molecules which act as messengers that are carried through the bloodstream to various target organs. The hormones are an integral part of the endocrine system that regulates and influences the majority of critical functions and mechanisms taking place inside the body.
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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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