Question 1 1 out of 1 points The corpus luteum Answer Selected Answer: secretes progesterone Correct Answer: secretes progesterone Question 2 1 out of 1 points In the testes‚ testosterone is produced by the _______ cells Answer Selected Answer: Leydig Correct Answer: Leydig Question 3 1 out of 1 points Sex steroids are _______ molecules derived from _______. Answer Selected Answer: lipid; cholesterol Correct Answer: lipid; cholesterol
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Memory is an important part of our day to day lives. It is the ability to encode‚ store‚ retain and recall information and past experiences (Mastin‚ 2010). It allows us to recognize people‚ remember information for a test‚ do our jobs‚ and keep relationships. We are influenced today because of our past memories and experiences. In neurological terms‚ memory is a set of encoded neural connections in the brain (Mastin‚ 2010). Neurons are laid down and connections are made so that these memories can
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THE PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF MENOPAUSE BY MICHELLE THOMAS The topic‚ hot flashes‚ is a colloquial term used to refer to women‚ generally middle-aged‚ who experience their menstrual cycles ending. As a result‚ the hormones‚ primarily that hypothalamus (the body’s internal thermometer)‚ starts to produce an extreme heating sensation. What does this occur to female chemotherapy patients? The concoction administered to some breast cancer patients is referred to as TCH. This is a combination of textotere
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Alcohol is a central nervous system depressantit slows down the body’s functions and its effects are similar to those of a general anesthetic. Ethyl alcohol (ethanol) is the active ingredient in all alcoholic drinks. If you take any alcoholic drink and remove the ingredients that give it taste and color‚ you get ethyl alcohol. Remove the water from ethyl alcohol and you get ether. Ether is an anesthetic that works on the brain and puts it to sleep. The same symptoms surgical patient experiences under
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The Biology of Mind Neuron Communication Neuron is a nerve cell‚ basic building block our nerve system Neurons consists in: Dendrites : neurons bushy branches and it listens Axons: Tube that passes the messages and it speaks – transmit Action potential : is a neural impulse‚ brief electrical charge that travels down an axon. Threshold: is the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse Myelin Sheath covers an axon and some neurons Synapse : is the junction
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eating disorders may possibly develop. The first root of hunger motivation is biological factors including the brain and genetics. In the brain‚ the lateral hypothalamus stimulates eating and brings on hunger‚ electrical stimulation to this area caused a rat to eat‚ and lesions in this area caused a rat not to eat. The ventromedial hypothalamus sends
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When we first began our class in the summer I was already pretty excited about all the different types of things we were going to learn and talk about over this semester. I have always found the subject of psychology to be very interesting and now I was getting the chance to actually take a psychology class. Here was my oppertunity to get a closer look into how our brains work and find out a little bit more about why we act the way we do. I think just about everyone would be at least slighty interesting
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other hand‚ release more than 20 major hormones directly into the bloodstream where they can be transported to cells in other parts of the body. Parts of the Endocrine System The major glands that make up the human endocrine system are the hypothalamus‚ pituitary‚ thyroid‚ parathyroids‚ adrenals‚ pineal body‚ and the
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system plays an important role in homeostasis because it maintains growth and development‚ maturation‚ reproduction‚ human behavior‚ metabolism‚ sexual function and controls functions of the tissues. It is partnered with the nervous system since the hypothalamus along with the pineal gland‚ and the pituitary gland are linked to the brain. It is critical to have this system function properly in order to fulfil your life. Not only does one system function on its own. Every system is connected and interacted
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Matching Questions Figure 12.1 Using Figure 12.1‚ match the following: 1) Afferent impulses from all senses and all parts of the body converge here and synapse with at least one of its nuclei. Answer: D Diff: 1 Page Ref: 444; Fig. 12.11 2) Putamen. Answer: C Diff: 1 Page Ref: 443; Fig. 12.11 3) Anterior horn of lateral ventricle. Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 434; Fig. 12.11 4) Inferior horn of lateral ventricle. Answer: E Diff: 1
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