What level of detail is required on receptors?
Response: In Unit 3 Outcome 2 (p. 23 study design) students need to understand that there are protein receptors and receptors of steroid based chemical signals and how these are related to plasma membranes. They need to understand how hormones determine how the signalling system operates when the hormone reaches its target cells. Overall, the signal is received, either at the membrane or inside the cell followed by signal transduction and the response by the cell. Students should be able to apply the principles of homeostasis to different contexts.
