Permissiveness occurs when one hormone causes the loss of another hormone's receptors, reducing the effectiveness of the second hormone

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


False

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What will be an ideal response?

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The text points out that the swim bladders of deep-sea fishes that migrate over large vertical distances are nearly filled with lipids, leaving space for only a small volume of gas, whereas deep-sea fishes that do not make large vertical migrations

have more gas and less lipid in their swim bladders. What is the functional significance of this difference?

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What is NOT a primary target tissue of cortisol?

A.)nervous tissue B.)liver tissue C.)adipose tissue D.)muscle tissue

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The nervous system reacts to stimuli ________ compared to the endocrine system, adapts ________ compared to the endocrine system, and has ________ effects compared to the endocrine system

A) quickly; quickly; specific B) quickly; slowly; specific C) slowly; quickly; specific D) quickly; quickly; widespread E) slowly; slowly; widespread

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