In Experiments Where Researchers Suspect That a Hormone May Be

question 37

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

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