The type of neuronal circuit that ensures that we continue to breathe while asleep is a ________ circuit.
A. reverberating
B. parallel-after-discharge
C. diverging
D. converging
E. None of the choices is correct.
Answer: A
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A. Increased glycogenolysis in liver B. Increased glucose uptake by muscle cells C. Decreased glycogenolysis in muscle D. Decreased gluconeogenesis in liver E. Increased triglyceride synthesis in adipose tissue
Match each of the terms with the correct definition or description.
a. endocrine gland b. exocrine gland c. steroid hormone d. nonsteroid hormone e. cAMP f. hormone g. target organ h. hypersecretion i. hyposecretion j. prostaglandins k. second messenger l. adenohypophysis m. neurohypophysis n. tropic hormone o. releasing hormone 1. _____ A substance that is used as a second messenger 2. _____ An organ with a receptor for a specific hormone 3. _____ Underproduction of a hormone by a gland 4. _____ A hormone that has its receptor in the nucleus of the cell 5. _____ Substances called “tissue hormones” 6. _____ A type of gland that releases its secretions into a duct 7. _____ Overproduction of a hormone by a gland 8. _____ A type of hormone that has its receptor on the cell membrane 9. _____ A chemical released by an endocrine gland 10. _____ A gland that releases its secretion into the blood 11. _____ A hormone that causes an endocrine gland to grow or secrete a hormone 12. _____ Part of the pituitary gland that is made of nervous tissue 13. _____ A substance needed by nonsteroid hormones to impact intracellular activity 14. _____ Substances produced by the hypothalamus that affect the functioning of the anterior pituitary gland 15. _____ Part of the pituitary gland that is made of glandular tissue
The term used to describe the capacity to cause birth defects is a. reproductivity
b. carcinogeniticity. c. teratogenicity. d. theriogenicity.
Autonomic reflexes might be integrated in the
A. medulla oblongata. B. spinal cord. C. hypothalamus. D. thalamus. E. medula oblongata, spinal cord and hypothalamus.