In Experiments Where Researchers Suspect That a Hormone May Be

question 6

Multiple Choice

In experiments where researchers suspect that a hormone may be responsible for a certain physiological effect, they may cut the neurons leading to the organ where the effect being studied occurs. What is the purpose of cutting these neurons?

• A) To numb the organ so that it can be probed without inducing pain in the lab animal.
• B) To impair the normal functions of the organ so that the hormonal effect can be more easily studied.
• C) To make sure that the effect is not occurring through actions in the nervous system.
• D) To make sure that the organ being effected cannot function unless the researchers stimulate it with an external electrical probe.

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