Endothelial cells lining the walls of blood vessels secrete nitric oxide. This nitric oxide causes the nearby smooth muscle cells in blood vessel wall to relax. Here, nitric oxide is acting as _____ hormone."     an autocrine     an endocrine     a paracrine

Q: As this boxer is finishing his fight, which of these hormones is NOT likely to be elevated?…

A: Every hormone in our body plays a critical role and brings out different types of functions in the…

Q: In order to resist long-term stressors, glucosteroids increase ________ in blood.

A: Glucosteroid synthesized by adrenal cortex glands in response to  ACTH hormone secreted by anterior…

Q: name 1 hormone of the adrenal gland medulla responsible for flight or flight response

A: The adrenal glands are endocrine glands and they secrete hormones into the circulatory system. The…

Q: When the nervous system directly stimulates an endocrine gland and causes the secretion of a hormone…

A: What is the endocrine gland? An organ that synthesizes & secretes hormones that are released…

Q: When two hormones produce a stronger effect that each would have had on its own, the effect is…

A: Hormones are the chemicals which act as intercellular messengers and are produced in very little…

Q: The adrenal medulla consists of modified postganglionic neurons of the _____ nervous system.

A: Answer is Autonomic Nervous System .

Q: Hormones are of different types and sizes can we justify this?

A: Hormones are chemical messengers that are secreted directly into the blood, which carries them to…

Q: Vioxx blood clotting. inhibits type your answer... . This enzyme makes the prostaglandin hormone…

A: Enzyme inhibitors bind to the enzyme and affect its functioning. The binding site of the inhibitor…

Q: The advantage of portal circulation is that_____.     it can deliver all of the hormone molecules…

A: Portal circulation includes an intermediate organ between the capillaries, vein and the heart.…

Q: endocrine hormones regulate the activities of tissue far from the tissue that secretes them - TRUE…

A: The branch of science that deals with the study of endocrine glands and their secretions is known as…

Q: Which hormone requires a carrier protein to travel in the plasma?

A: A hormone is a chemical messanger which is involved in the communication between cells and tissues…

Q: Why do nervous system responses tend to be more rapid than endocrine system responses?

A: The nervous system involves transmission of impulses and information from different parts of the…

Q: Epinephrine ________. increases breathing rate increases absorption of glucose by the digestive…

A: Epinephrine is also known as adrenaline hormone. It is secreted by the medulla of the adrenal…

Q: The _______can control the activities of the pituitary gland. Group of answer choices Liver Blood…

A: INTRODUCTION Pitutary gland It is a pea sized endocrine organ that can regulate and control growth…

Q: Amine hormones are very large compared to other hormones; O No answer text provided. O True O No…

A: Hormones These are defined as the chemical messengers that are present in the body to help in…

Q: Which hormone maintains the pointed structure? progesterone hCG inhibin estrogen

A: The structure Corpus Iuteum. A component in the female reproductive system called the corpus luteum…

Q: Neurophasial hormones function and over and undersecreation

A: Neuro hypophyseal hormones are produced by hypothalamus. These hormones are secreted by the para-…

Q: Stress causes the anterior pituitary gland to secrete ________.     thyroid releasing hormone…

A: The pituitary gland is located in the sella tunica and attached to the hypothalamus. It is composed…

Q: Which of the following statements is NOT true of hormones? O All are organic molecules. All are…

A: A hormone is a chemical messenger produced by specialized cells or glands in the body that regulates…

Q: Why don’t all cells respond to hormones circulating in the body?

A: Hormones are chemical substances that act as signaling molecules. It released from one part of body…

Q: Hormones can have drastically different impacts on different target cell types. True or False? This…

A: Introduction  The chemical messengers of our body are hormones. They move to tissues or organs…

Q: Most hormones are classified as Paracrine O Local Autocrine O Circulating hormones.

A: Hormones are chemical massagers that are produced by the endocrine glands and released directly into…

Q: f a castrated rat was injected with cortisol over several weeks, what would happen to his blood…

A: Thymus gland is a primary lymphoid organ located in the neck and is responsible for the maturation…

Q: mo Fill in this table for cortisol, aldosterone, testosterone, estradiol, parathyroid gland hormone,…

A: Hormones are chemical messengers or signaling molecules present in our bodies. They travel in our…

Q: Some Hormones are derived from tyrosine, example --------------------. ADH steroids Insulin…

A: Tyrosine is  a hydrophobic and non polar amino acid. Various hormones derived from different…

Q: Hormones secreted from the posterior pituitary gland are synthesized by_______.     " endocrine…

A: The posterior pituitary is the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland which is basically the part of…

Sleep Physiology

Sleep is a condition of reduced muscle movement in the body. Awareness about the surroundings is reduced at the time of sleep. The body stays mildly responsive or non-responsive to external stimuli. The sleep-wake cycle is controlled by the circadian rhythm that produces a resting phase for the body.