Cellular Responses to Hormones That Initiate Second-Messenger Systems Include ________

question 125

Multiple Choice

Cellular responses to hormones that initiate second-messenger systems include ________.

• A) possible activation of several different second-messenger systems
• B) hormone binding to intracellular receptors
• C) cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase formation of an active second messenger
• D) formation of a specific protein kinase that acts on a series of extracellular intermediates

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Definitions:

Adolescent Egocentrism

The tendency for adolescents to focus on themselves and what others think of them, often accompanied by a sense of uniqueness and invincibility.

Imaginary Audience

The belief, common in adolescence, that one is constantly being observed and evaluated by others.

Personal Fable

Another aspect of adolescent egocentrism; the belief that our feelings and ideas are special and unique and that we are invulnerable.

Assimilation

The cognitive process in which new information is integrated into pre-existing schemas or knowledge structures.