Explain how thyroid hormones bind with receptors associated with their target cells
What will be an ideal response?
Thyroid hormones are amino acid-based hormones, but their amino acids are nonpolar and hydrophobic. Therefore, thyroid hormones do not bind to cell-surface receptor proteins. Instead, they diffuse into target cells and then bind to intracellular receptors in the nucleus. Like steroid hormones, the thyroid hormones either activate or inactivate the transcription of certain genes.
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A. Pectoralis minor B. Diaphragm C. Sternocleidomastoid D. External intercostals E. Rectus abdominis
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A) adrenal B) pineal C) pituitary D) thyroid
Just anterior to the sternocleidomastoid about midway along its length you can palpate this artery
A) external carotid B) facial C) maxillary D) mandibular
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A) 1 magnesium and 1 chlorine. B) 1 magnesium and 2 chlorine. C) 2 magnesium and 1 chlorine. D) 2 magnesium and 7 chlorine. E) impossible to tell without more information