What are the basic functions of hormones

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1. What are the basic functions of hormones?

2. Place the following functions in the order they're found in a sensory pathway: sensory, motor, integrative, effector. Which of these functions is not a nervous function?

3. What is the effect of myelin on nerve function?

4. The nervous and endocrine systems work together to control homeostasis. Discuss an example that demonstrates this.

5. What are the major functions regulated by the pituitary gland? 6.How do the pancreas and adrenal glands regulate blood glucose levels?

7. What is the connection between the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland?

8.Comment on the following statement: Different sensory neurons use different types of action potentials that tell the brain what the original signal was.

9. What makes a cell a target for a hormone?

10. The following terms are steps or structures involved in hearing. Number them in the proper sequence. eardrum vibrates?neurotransmitter released?fluid in cochlea vibrates?sensory hair cells bend?oval window vibrates?malleus/incus/stapes vibrate

11. Which part of the brain would you expect to control the following:?-writing Moby Dick?-balancing a copy of Moby Dick on your head?-falling asleep while reading Moby Dick

12. What are the three functional areas of the cerebral cortex? Which do you think is most characteristic of conscious thought?

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