After participating in this module, students should understand the following:
- Understand what is a steroid
- Understand the definition of ‘anabolic’ and ‘androgenic’
- Understand the concept of a lipophilic molecule
- Understand the difference between passive and facilitated diffusion
- Understand the concept of hormone receptors and where in a cell they are located
- Understand how proteins pass through a nuclear membrane
- Be able to describe the structure of DNA
- Understand the process of gene transcription, how it can be “turned on”
- Understand the process of protein synthesis
- Be able to identify parts of a muscle cell; understand how muscle contraction occurs
- Understand the role of the liver and the kidney in eliminating compounds from the body
This module integrates information from the following areas: cell biology, endocrinology, chemistry, physiology, sociology, sports.
