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Title: An intercellular chemical signal that is produced by neurons but functions like a hormone would be ...
Post by: beefybabies on Feb 22, 2018
An intercellular chemical signal that is produced by neurons but functions like a hormone would be called a
 
  A. neuropathogen.
  B. neurotransmitter.
  C. neurocrine.
  D. neurohormone.
  E. neurosynthesizer.



(Question 2) Hormones are intercellular chemical signals that
 
  A. are secreted into the external environment where they act.
  B. affect only non-hormone producing organs or tissues.
  C. help coordinate growth, development and reproduction.
  D. operate primarily by positive feedback.



(Question 3) Most endocrine glands communicate with their target tissues using _____ signals.
 
  A. frequency-modulated
  B. amplitude-modulated
  C. pitch-modulated
  D. resonance-modulated



(Question 4) What type of chemical messenger stimulates the cell that originally secreted it?
 
  A. paracrine
  B. neurotransmitter
  C. autocrine
  D. endocrine



(Question 5) What type of chemical messenger will act locally on nearby cells?
 
  A. paracrine
  B. neurotransmitter
  C. autocrine
  D. endocrine



(Question 6) What type of chemical messenger is released from neurons to activate an adjacent cell?
 
  A. paracrine
  B. neurotransmitter
  C. autocrine
  D. endocrine



(Question 7) What is it about a cell that identifies it as a target cell for a hormone?
 
  A. the presence of a receptor specific for that hormone
  B. its location near the gland that secretes that hormone
  C. the ability of the target cell to perform a specific function
  D. its ability to inactivate the hormone
  E. the size of the target cell



(Question 8) Axons from preganglionic neurons of the parasympathetic division synapse with _________ ganglia.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).



(Question 9) The celiac ganglion is one of the three main _________ ganglia.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).



(Question 10) A neuron that secretes norepinephrine would be a(n) _________ neuron.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Title: An intercellular chemical signal that is produced by neurons but functions like a hormone would be ...
Post by: raven2ill on Feb 22, 2018
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Title: An intercellular chemical signal that is produced by neurons but functions like a hormone would be ...
Post by: beefybabies on Feb 22, 2018
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Title: An intercellular chemical signal that is produced by neurons but functions like a hormone would be ...
Post by: raven2ill on Feb 22, 2018
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