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1. An endogenous ligand is: a molecule that is produced by the body and
binds to a receptor
2. Unlike endocrine hormones, exocrine Reach their targets via a specific duct that
hormones opens into an organ
3. All of the following are endocrine hor- Histamine
mones, EXCEPT
4. Enlargement of the left ventricle due Hypertrophy
to chronically elevated blood pressure is
called
5. An alteration in the size, shape, and orga- dysplasia
nization of cells is called
6. The net effect of osmosis is to equalize the concentrations of a solute on
both sides of the cell membrane
7. The movement of water and a dissolved filtration
substance from an area of high pressure
to an area of low pressure is called
8. If the sodium potassium pump is impaired sodium accumulates and causes the cells to
due to insufficient potassium in the body swell.