What substance can act as a retrograde messenger to suppress release of GABA to contribute to LTP?

A. Acetylcholine
B. Carbon monoxide
C. Norepinephrine
D. Endocannabinoid


Answer: D

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Which of the following is correct about the autonomic nervous system (ANS)?

A. The ANS is part of both the CNS and the PNS. B. ANS motor neurons innervate cardiac muscle fibers, smooth muscle fibers, and glands. C. ANS functions are involuntary. D. ANS motor pathways always include two neurons. E. All of the choices are correct.

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Which white blood cell differentiates into macrophages in the tissue?

A) eosinophil B) basophil C) neutrophil D) lymphocyte E) monocyte

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In an effort to impress her physiology instructor, your roommate did an Internet search on cortisol. In her exuberance, she failed to read the book chapter, the instructor has not yet lectured on this chapter, and frankly she knows next to nothing about this hormone. She discovers such seemingly unrelated therapeutic effects as treatment for bee stings and rejection of transplanted organs. You,

however, completed your physiology course last semester, and she turns to you for enlightenment. What can you tell her about some other therapeutic uses for cortisol, and what functional connections do these illustrate? What are some of the negative side effects? What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following hormones does not belong with the others?

A. Prolactin B. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) C. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) D. Growth hormone (GH) E. Cortisol

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