
Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function
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ISBN: 9781259277726
Author: Kenneth S. Saladin Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 17.6, Problem 27BYGO
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The eicosanoids are the family of paracrine secretions. They contain 20 carbon backbones that are derived from the arachidonic acid (polyunsaturated fatty acid). Peptide hormones and some stimuli release the arachidonic acid from the phospholipid present in the plasma membrane. Finally, lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase enzymes convert arachidonic acid to various eicosanoids such as leukotrienes, prostacyclin, thromboxanes, and prostaglandins (PGs). Prostaglandins (PGs) contain 5-sided C-ring in their backbone structure. PGs regulate inflammation, reproduction, and respiration etc.
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Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function
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Ch. 17.2 - Prob. 6BYGOCh. 17.2 - Prob. 7BYGOCh. 17.2 - Prob. 8BYGOCh. 17.2 - In what sense does the pituitary take orders from...Ch. 17.2 - Prob. 10BYGOCh. 17.2 - Prob. 1AYLOCh. 17.2 - Prob. 2AYLOCh. 17.2 - Prob. 3AYLOCh. 17.2 - Two hormones synthesized in the hypothalamus and...Ch. 17.2 - Prob. 5AYLOCh. 17.2 - Two hormones secreted by the posterior pituitary,...Ch. 17.2 - Prob. 7AYLOCh. 17.2 - Prob. 8AYLOCh. 17.3 - Prob. 11BYGOCh. 17.3 - Prob. 12BYGOCh. 17.3 - Prob. 13BYGOCh. 17.3 - Prob. 14BYGOCh. 17.3 - Prob. 15BYGOCh. 17.3 - Prob. 16BYGOCh. 17.3 - Prob. 1AYLOCh. 17.3 - Prob. 2AYLOCh. 17.3 - Prob. 3AYLOCh. 17.3 - Anatomy of the parathyroid glands; their hormone...Ch. 17.3 - Prob. 5AYLOCh. 17.3 - Prob. 6AYLOCh. 17.3 - Three tissue zones of the adrenal cortex, the...Ch. 17.3 - Prob. 8AYLOCh. 17.3 - Prob. 9AYLOCh. 17.3 - Hormones produced by the following tissues and...Ch. 17.4 - What are the three chemical classes of hormones?...Ch. 17.4 - Prob. 18BYGOCh. 17.4 - Prob. 19BYGOCh. 17.4 - Prob. 20BYGOCh. 17.4 - Prob. 21BYGOCh. 17.4 - Prob. 1AYLOCh. 17.4 - Prob. 2AYLOCh. 17.4 - Prob. 3AYLOCh. 17.4 - Prob. 4AYLOCh. 17.4 - The Types of stimuli that elicit hormone...Ch. 17.4 - Thyroid hormone synthesis and secretionCh. 17.4 - Prob. 7AYLOCh. 17.4 - Prob. 8AYLOCh. 17.4 - Which hormones require second messengers to...Ch. 17.4 - How signal amplification enables small amounts of...Ch. 17.4 - How target cells modulate their hormone...Ch. 17.4 - Three kinds of interactions that can occur when...Ch. 17.4 - Prob. 13AYLOCh. 17.5 - Define stress from the standpoint of...Ch. 17.5 - Describe the stages of the general adaptation...Ch. 17.5 - Prob. 24BYGOCh. 17.5 - Prob. 1AYLOCh. 17.5 - Prob. 2AYLOCh. 17.5 - The three stages of the stress response; the...Ch. 17.6 - Prob. 25BYGOCh. 17.6 - Prob. 26BYGOCh. 17.6 - Prob. 27BYGOCh. 17.6 - Paracrine and autocrine secretions, examples, and...Ch. 17.6 - The general structure and metabolic precursor of...Ch. 17.6 - Prob. 3AYLOCh. 17.6 - Prob. 4AYLOCh. 17.6 - Prob. 5AYLOCh. 17.7 - Prob. 28BYGOCh. 17.7 - Prob. 29BYGOCh. 17.7 - Prob. 30BYGOCh. 17.7 - Prob. 1AYLOCh. 17.7 - Myxedema, endemic goiter, and toxic goiterCh. 17.7 - Effects of hypo- and hyperparathyroidismCh. 17.7 - Cushing syndrome and adrenogenital syndromeCh. 17.7 - Prob. 5AYLOCh. 17.7 - Prob. 6AYLOCh. 17.7 - Prob. 7AYLOCh. 17.7 - Consequences of inadequately treated DM and why...Ch. 17 - CRH secretion would not raise the blood...Ch. 17 - Prob. 2TYRCh. 17 - Prob. 3TYRCh. 17 - Prob. 4TYRCh. 17 - Prob. 5TYRCh. 17 - Prob. 6TYRCh. 17 - Prob. 7TYRCh. 17 - Prob. 8TYRCh. 17 - Prob. 9TYRCh. 17 - Prostaglandins are derived from a. phospholipase....Ch. 17 - Prob. 11TYRCh. 17 - Prob. 12TYRCh. 17 - Growth hormone hypersecretion in adulthood causes...Ch. 17 - Prob. 14TYRCh. 17 - Prob. 15TYRCh. 17 - Prob. 16TYRCh. 17 - Target cells can reduce pituitary secretion by a...Ch. 17 - Prob. 18TYRCh. 17 - Prob. 19TYRCh. 17 - ______ is a process in which a cell increases its...Ch. 17 - adeno-Ch. 17 - Prob. 2BYMVCh. 17 - Prob. 3BYMVCh. 17 - Prob. 4BYMVCh. 17 - Prob. 5BYMVCh. 17 - Prob. 6BYMVCh. 17 - Prob. 7BYMVCh. 17 - Prob. 8BYMVCh. 17 - Prob. 9BYMVCh. 17 - Prob. 10BYMVCh. 17 - Castration would lower a mans blood gonadotropin...Ch. 17 - Prob. 2WWTSCh. 17 - Prob. 3WWTSCh. 17 - Prob. 4WWTSCh. 17 - Prob. 5WWTSCh. 17 - The great majority of cases of diabetes mellitus...Ch. 17 - Prob. 7WWTSCh. 17 - A deficiency of dietary iodine would lead to...Ch. 17 - Prob. 9WWTSCh. 17 - Prob. 10WWTSCh. 17 - Prob. 1TYCCh. 17 - Suppose you were browsing in a health-food store...Ch. 17 - Prob. 3TYCCh. 17 - Prob. 4TYCCh. 17 - A young man is involved in a motorcycle accident...
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