For each process below indicate the associated ligand and re

For each process below, indicate the associated ligand and receptor type. Words from the word bank may be used more than once or not at all. Further, same processes may have more than one ligand, so please be careful to list a correct ligand/receptor pair. Ligand word bank: adrenaline ammonia ATP cis retinal cortisol estrogen glucagon GTP insulln trans_retinal Receptor word bank: cell_to_cell receptor GPCR intracellur receptor ion channel receptor RTK

Solution

Process

Ligand

Type of receptor

Growing beard

Testosterone

Intracellular receptors

Sensing blood glucose levels

Insulin

RTK (receptor tyrosine kinases)

Contraction of the smooth muscle of blood vessels, in skin

Adrenaline

GPCR

Storing glucose, in liver cells

Insulin

RTK

Increase heart rate

Adrenaline

GPCR

Stimulation of gluconeogenesis

Glucagon

GPCR

Seeing light

Cis retinal

GPCR

Smelling urine

Ammonia

GPCR

Diarrhea, when stresssed

Cortisol

Intracellular receptors

Process	Ligand	Type of receptor
Growing beard	Testosterone	Intracellular receptors
Sensing blood glucose levels	Insulin	RTK (receptor tyrosine kinases)
Contraction of the smooth muscle of blood vessels, in skin	Adrenaline	GPCR
Storing glucose, in liver cells	Insulin	RTK
Increase heart rate	Adrenaline	GPCR
Stimulation of gluconeogenesis	Glucagon	GPCR
Seeing light	Cis retinal	GPCR
Smelling urine	Ammonia	GPCR
Diarrhea, when stresssed	Cortisol	Intracellular receptors