nightingale college physiology week9 activity Exam Questions and Answers

to watch an animation of the events that occur when a hormone binds to a cell membrane receptor. A small molecule binds to a G protein, preventing its activation. What direct effect will this have on signaling that involves cAMP? - ANSWER-2. Adenylyl cyclase will not be activated. to watch an animation showing the role of the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland. Which hormone is released by the pituitary to stimulate the thyroid gland? - ANSWER-thyrotropin to view an animation describing the location and function of the adrenal glands. Which hormone produced by the adrenal glands is responsible for mobilization of energy stores? - ANSWER-cortisol to view an animation describing the function of the hormone melatonin. What should you avoid doing in the middle of your sleep cycle that would lower melatonin? - ANSWER-turning on the lights to view an animation describing the location and function of the pancreas. What goes wrong in the function of insulin in type 2 diabetes? - ANSWER-the cells don't respond to insulin like they should to learn more about how the structures of the ear convert sound waves into a neural signal by moving the "hairs," or stereocilia, of the cochlear duct. Specific locations along the length of the duct encode specific frequencies, or pitches. The brain interprets the meaning of the sounds we hear as music, speech, noise, etc. Which ear structures are responsible for the amplification and transfer of sound from the external ear to the inner ear? - ANSWER-The ossicles to learn more about the inner ear and to see the cochlea unroll, with the base at the back of the image and the apex at the front. Specific wavelengths of sound cause