Question

A congenital condition that includes mental retardation, short disproportional body size, and a thick tongue and neck is caused by ________​

Answer 1

What organ is NOT a major endocrine organ, but produces hormones in addition to its major function?

Kidney cells produce the hormones renin and erythropoietin, but their primary function is excretion of nitrogenous waste.

Steroid hormones influence cellular activities by:

Binding to DNA and forming a gene-hormone complex. Steroid hormones enter the cell and form a DNA/hormone complex before they change cellular function.

Sympathetic nerve stimuli are responsible for the release of:

Epinephrine. The fibers of the sympathetic neurons stimulate the adrenal medulla to produce