Why can a single endocrine hormone produce a wider spread of responses in more of the body than a single nerve cell?

Q: Many functions in the body are controlled by hormones – chemical signals that are secreted by one…

A: The adrenal cortex produces steroid hormones that regulate carbohydrate and fat metabolism and…

Q: Which of the following are not hormones (more than one answer may be correct)? A molecule that is…

A: Hormones are messenger molecules released by the endocrine system in the body. Endocrine glands are…

Q: Which of the following about ?hormones is correct Signaling cell is the one that receives the…

A: Introduction:-  Hormones are chemical substances which are also called as chemical messenger. These…

Q: An example of a pair of antagonistic hormones is Oglucagon and insulin O epinephrine and…

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Q: The body has two stress responses. One happens very quickly, and the other takes a few minutes. The…

A: Thank you for the question  Answer :- The correct answer is D ( epinephric pathway). It is released…

Q: Which of the following are not tropic hormones? hGH and ACTH LH and TSH TSH and ACTH TSH and ADH The…

A: Tropic hormones are those that target different endocrine glands. The anterior pituitary produces…

Q: Which of the following hormones does NOT function in a negative feedback loop to maintain…

A: Negative feedback mechanism is a method of Secretion of hormones and it’s regulation. Path will be…

Q: In addition to carrying information between the brain and the peripheral nervous system, the spinal…

A: The spinal cord is a lengthy band of tissue that resembles a tube. It ties your brain and lower back…

Q: Some Events in the Realease of Hormones Adrenal cortex releases cortisol. Adrenal medulla releases…

A: Cortisol is main steroid hormone of the group called Glucocorticoid. Cortisol  control the blood…

Q: long-term stress. These hormones reduce inflammation and suppress the immune system. It is…

A: Glucocorticoids These are hormones that belong to the class of corticosteroids. These hormones are…

Q: An example of negative feedback in a homeostatic system is: seeing a drug-related cue results in…

A: Negative feedback is a physiological or biological mechanism in which a change in a variable…

Q: Which of the following is the best example of negative feedback for a steroid hormone?…

A: The endocrine system of the body releases hormones that act as chemical messengers. These chemicals…

Q: < CO A Moving to another question will save this response. Question 25 Which statements in incorrect…

A: The endocrine system collaborates with the neurological system to keep the body in a state of…

Q: Fill in the left column of the table below with either the neurotransmitter or hormone to match the…

A: Hormones are the chemicals that when released through endocrine glands travel via blood stream to…

Q: Permission O Antagonism O Permissiveness O None of these is correct O Synergism

A: Glucose, or blood sugar, is the primary sugar found in your blood. It is derived from the food you…

Q: Which statement about the opioid propeptide POMC (pro-opiomelanocortin) is true? All of these…

A: Introduction  Opioids are a class of drugs that act on the nervous system to produce pain relief,…

Q: Many functions in the body are controlled by hormones – chemical signals that are secreted by one…

A: Calcium is a kind of mineral which is present in variety of  food items.. It is required by the body…

Q: When the nervous system directly stimulates an endocrine gland and causes the secretion of a hormone…

A: What is the endocrine gland? An organ that synthesizes &amp; secretes hormones that are released…

Q: Open loop negative feedback refers to the phenomenon of Group of answer choices negative feedback…

A: The hormones use feedback mechanisms in the body to maintain homeostasis. Any increase or decrease…

Q: What is the role of the adrenal cortex & medulla in the fight or flight response?   I know that…

A: The adrenal (or suprarenal) glands are paired endocrine glands situated over the medial aspect of…

Q: Which of the following glands has both endocrine and exocrine functions? Group of answer choices…

A: Endocrine glands  are ductless glands. They produce chemical messengers called hormones that travel…

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A: Hormones are a substance that is produced by the organism and it is transported to a specific place…

Q: Bisphenol-A (BPA), an endocrine disruptor that can leach out of certain plastics, mimics estrogen…

A: Ans: Bisphenol: BPA is the short form of bisphenol which is produced in the industry. This chemical…

Q: Match the system to its speed of message transmission and the type of message it sends. Hormones…

A: Signal transmission by nervous system is super fast because neurons are interconnected. But it's…

Q: Why do you think the Endocrine System is so important for overall wellness of our bodies?  What do…

A: All cells of our body are not innervated by nerve fibres but the cellular function needs to be…

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A: Adrenal gland is suprarenal gland. It consists of adrenal cortex and adrenal medulla. Adrenal cortex…

Q: Is an organ found in the female reproductive system that produces an ovum: * OVARIES A polypeptide…

A: The hormones are chemical messengers released by endocrine glands and responsible for regulating…

Q: Which of the following pairs correctly describes an example of antagonistic hormones that regulate…

A: Introduction The institution of glands that secrete chemical currier (hormones) is the endocrine…

Q: Explain the situation where the same hormone could have two opposite effects on the body using…

A: Hormones are a kind of chemical signals which are transported via blood circulation in the whole…

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A: Homeostasis is the ability of body to maintain a stable state of body with the changing…

Q: Hormones Affect only other hormone producing organs Remain at a constant concentration in the…

A: Endocrine system involves different glands that contains several specialised cells. These cells…

Q: How can synthetic cortisol be used to help athletes suffering from joints injuries, how could it…

A: Cortisone is an adrenocorticoid hormone that the adrenal gland naturally produces in very small…

Q: hich is a function of the endocrine system? Group of answer choices To fight infections and make the…

A: Glands are of two type Endocrine and Exocrine.  Endocrine glands can be described as the glands…

Q: Insulin is synthesized by which specific cell of the pancreatic islets? Your answer A hormone that…

A: Hormones are chemically heterogeneous substance which have low molecular weight. These are the…

Q: Thy thyroid gland is part of the Hypothalamic-Pitutitary-Thyroidal Axis. What is a hormonal axis?

A: The endocrine system is a critical organ system of the body that is concerned with the secretion of…

Q: elect the statements that apply to endocrine disruptors they can mimic a hormone they can block…

A: Endocrine disruptors can mimic a hormone . They can decrease or increase normal hormone levels or…

Q: Endocrine glands are incapable of directly detecting stimuli that trigger hormone secretion There is…

A: Endocrine glands are specialized structures in the body that produce and secrete hormones directly…

Q: Select the 4 statements that correctly describe positive feedback pathways. A sensor/receptor is…

A: Homeostasis is the ability of the organism to resist change of the internal environment despite the…

Q: Why does DDT interfere with the normal action of female hormones? O the chemical structure of DDT is…

A: Hormones are referred to as the chemical compounds that are produced by an endocrine gland and act…

Q: Why has research on endocrine disruption spurred so much debate? What steps do you think could be…

A: Endocrine glands secrete chemical messengers (hormones), which act as mediators for many bodily…

Q: Which is an incorrect statement? Somatostatin inhibits thyroid stimulating hormone. Dopamine…

A: The chemical messengers that are released in the bloodstream and transported o target cells and…

Q: A patient has a mutation in the gene that produces the receptor for glucagon, causing those…

A: In this case, the patient has a mutation in the gene responsible for producing the receptor for…

Q: the degree of whole body effect of a neurohormone in the body is larger than the effect of a…

A: Introduction :- Neurohormones are hormones that are produced by neurons and released into the…

Q: What are second messengers? How do they function? Be familiar with cAMP and calcium ions as common…

A: Signal transduction is the process in which signaling molecules bind to their receptors.