physiology week 7

Choose one of the following discussion thread topics:

1. What does it mean when we say that a nerve has mixed function? Which cranial nerves are mixed? Which ones are purely sensory? Which ones are purely motor?
2. Steroid hormones are commonly prescribed to treat a variety of conditions/disorders…Why do steroid hormone doses have to be tapered (gradually decreased) versus abruptly stopping or discontinuing?
3. Describe the mechanistic difference in target cell activation between water and lipid soluble hormones. What do these differences mean for the quickness of hormonal responses and how long those responses last?