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____ make up the white matter in the brain.
Cell bodies and dendrites ( unmyelinated ) make up the ____ matter in the brain.
____ make up the grey matter in the brain.
The brain and spinal cord make up the ____ nervous system.
The ____ make up the central nervous system.
The nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord is the ____ nervous system.
____ the peripheral nervous system.
The ____ nervous system controls our fight or flight response.
The sympathetic nervous system controls our ____ response.
The ____ nervous system controls our rest and digest functions.
The parasympathetic nervous system controls our ____ functions.
Hormones can be grouped into three main types : ____
A/an ____ is a hormone that consists of amino acids .
A/an peptide hormone is a hormone that ____.
A/an ____ is a steroid that acts as a hormone
A/an steroid hormone is ____
The a____re relatively small hormones derived from the amino acids tyrosine and tryptophan
The amine hormones are ____
Insulin and glucagon are ____.
____ is a membrane receptor that transfers a signal from outside the cell to the inside of the cell.
G-Protein Coupled Receptor (GPCR) is a membrane receptor that ____
A/an ____ is a membrane receptor that interacts with a special protein called a G-protein.
GPCRs are integral membrane proteins that possess ____ membrane-spanning domains or transmembrane helices
GPCRs are ____ that possess seven membrane-spanning domains or transmembrane helices
GPCRs are integral membrane proteins that possess seven ____
The G-Protein is classified as a heterotrimeric protein because ____.
The G-Protein is classified as a ____protein because it is made up of 3 subunits: α , β , γ .
In the term G-protein , the "G" refers to ____.
Give the steps in the GPCR sequence:____
____ are a class of G protein-coupled receptors that are targeted by catecholamines like norepinephrine and epinephrine .
Adrenergic receptors are a class of G protein-coupled receptors that are targeted by ____ .
In an adrenergic receptor sequence, adenylyl cyclase removes 2 phosphates from ____.
In an adrenergic receptor sequence, removes 2 phosphates from ATP to produce cAMP.
In an adrenergic receptor sequence, adenylyl cyclase ____ ATP to produce cAMP.
In the GPCR sequence, cAMP is a second messenger and ____.
In the GPCR sequence, ____ is a second messenger and triggers a response inside the cell.
cAMP , Ca 2+ , and inositol phosphates are ____.
____ are common 2 nd messengers.
cAMP signaling is turned off when ____ breaks the ring of cAMP and turns it into AMP.
cAMP signaling is turned off when phosphodiesterase ____
cAMP signaling is turned ____ when phosphodiesterase breaks the ring of cAMP and turns it into AMP.
____ act directly on the target tissue or organ.
Direct hormones act ____
____ are hormones that act on endocrine glands , usually inducing them to secrete other hormones.
Tropic hormones are hormones that act on <____
Type ____ diabetes is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin.
Type 1 diabetes is a c____
Type ____ diabetes is a chronic condition in which insulin receptors become desensitized and are not responsive to insulin.
Type 2 diabetes is a c____ondition in which insulin receptors become desensitized and are not responsive to insulin.
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition in which ____
The ____ is in charge of homeostasis and the 4 F’s .
The hypothalamus is in charge of ____ .
____ stimulates the anterior pituitary to release FSH and LH .
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone stimulates the ____ .
____ stimulates the anterior pituitary to release GH .
Growth hormone-releasing hormone stimulates the ____ .
____ stimulates the anterior pituitary to release TSH .
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone stimulates the ____.
____ stimulates the anterior pituitary to release ACTH .
Corticotropin-releasing hormone stimulates the ____ .