Explain how the response of the body to a given hormone can be affected by the concentration of that hormone in the blood.

Q: Tumors of the parathyroid gland often secrete excessive parathyroid hormone. Predict the effects of…

A: Parathyroid are endocrine glands present above the thyroid glands. There are four parathyroid glands…

Q: Explain the effect of hormones in growth.

A: Hormones are chemicals produced by endocrine cells that are transported by the circulatory systems…

Q: Compare endocrine system function with nervous system function and describe how these systems work…

A: Various systems of the body interact with each other to regulate various body processes. These are…

Q: Describe two examples of steroid hormone action that occur too rapidly to be the consequence of…

A: The steroid acts as a hormone called the steroidal hormone. Corticosteroids and Sex steroids…

Q: Name the hormone produced by the thyroid gland and state its function in the body.

A: Thyroid gland is an endocrine gland present in the neck and has two lobes that are interconnected…

Q: Explain Summary of Some Important Hormones?

A: Hormones are secreted by endocrine glands. Hormones are chemicals secreted by endocrine gland and…

Q: List the different types of hormones and explain their roles in maintaining homeostasis

A: Hormones:              The body chemical messenger's that travels in the bloodstream to tissues or…

Q: Give an example of the direct control of hormone?

A: Hormones are the chemical messengers also known as signaling molecules that help in the signaling.…

Q: Name the two hormones absolutely essential for the body’s survival, and explain why.

A: Hormones are chemical messengers, that are mainly released by several glands. The hormones travel in…

Q: List the factors that can infl uence the blood concentration of a hormone.

A: In the higher organisms, there are signaling molecules. They are called hormones. Their transport is…

Q: Explain what it means to say that secretion of a hormone isregulated by negative feedback.

A: Hormone production is regulated by a mechanism namely NEGATIVE FEED BACK.

Q: List the factors that can influence the blood concentration of a hormone.

A: Hormones are chemical messengers, that are mainly released by several glands. The hormones travel in…

Q: Name a hormone secreted by the thyroid gland that acts to lower blood calcium.

A: Thyroid gland is the largest endocrine gland that develops from the endoderm of embryo. It is…

Q: Describe the role of a hormone in the body.

A: Hormone are specific compounds present in the body which belong to a class of cell-signaling…

Q: Explain why a person's thyroid gland grows larger when their diet is low in iodide?

A: When a person has iodine deficiency in his/her diet, it is usually associated with the enlargement…

Q: Explain how the gonadal and placental hormones are categorized and list the hormones secreted by…

A: The hormone is known to be the biological messenger of the body. It is produced in certain locations…

Q: Explain how hormone production is regulated

A: Endocrine glands are also known as ductless glands and pour their secretions directly into the…

Q: Draw a diagram that shows how the secretion of parathyroid hormone is regulated.

A: A biological mechanism that plays a significant role in maintaining homeostasis is called the…

Q: Explain why mutations that alter hormone receptors can influencethe response to a hormone.

A: The endocrine system is the chemical signaling system that uses blood vessels as information…

Q: Using insulin as an example, explain how the secretion of a hormone is controlled by the effects of…

A: Insulin is a polypeptide consisting of an A and B chain of 21 and 30 amino-acids.these are linked by…

Q: Explain how steroid hormones affect the function of a target cell.

A: Introduction :- Steroid hormones are Cholesterol derived fat soluble hormones. These hormones are…

Q: Explain the relation between Hypothalamus, Pituitary gland, and Thyroid and the hormones released by…

A: Endocrine glands are ductless that secrete the chemicals called hormones.

Q: Explain how hormones interact to produce coordinated physiological responses, and describe how the…

A: The endocrine system helps to regulate body functions by releasing hormones into the bloodstream,…

Q: Explain how the secretion of each adrenal hormone is regulated.

A: The adrenal glands are the endocrine glands which have two parts namely the adrenal cortex and…

Q: Describe the effects caused when the parathyroid glandfails to respond to calcium bound to its…

A: Parathyroid glands (PTG) are ductless or endocrine glands. They are small, four in number, and…

Q: Explain the role of ACTH in the regulation of the adrenalcortex hormones

A: The chemical coordination in the animals takes place by endocrine glands. The secretion from these…

Q: Describe the effects of the two groups of hormones produced by the thyroid gland.

A: The two groups of hormones produced by the thyroid glands are Triiodothyronine (T3) and Thyroxine…

Q: Explain how second messenger molecules work. Why use a second messenger rather than simply relying…

A: Second messengers are tiny molecules or ions, which relay signals received by cell-surface receptors…

Q: Describe a hormone.

A: Hormone: the biochemical substances synthesized and secreted by endocrine glans or specialized…

Q: Which hormone possesses antl-Insulln effect? (af Cortisol (b) Calcitonin (c) Oxytocin (cl)…

A: Hormones are the chemical molecules which acts as a chemical messenger for different body tissues…

Q: List one example for each method of hormone secretion.

A: Hormones are the chemical substances released by the endocrine glands.

Q: Describe the function of the endocrine system.

A: Endocrine system comprises the ductless glands of the body which are responsible for the production…

Q: compare and contrast hormones based on their signal transduction properties

A: There are two types of hormone -  1. Water-soluble hormones - Water-soluble hormones do not cross…

Q: Discuss the synthesis and breakdown of glycogen and how the processes are regulated in response to…

A: Glycogen is a homopolysachharide present in animals. Repeating unit of glucose molecules is present…

Q: Do the hormones enter the target cell directly and describe the sequence of events when thyroid…

A: Hormones are chemical messengers and a class of signaling molecules. They are produced by glands in…

Q: Explain why it is beneficial for more than one hormone tocontrol certain activities (e.g., blood…

A: Introduction:- Renin controls the production of two other hormones, angiotensin and aldosterone. And…

Q: Explain the function of carrier proteins in transporting lipidsoluble hormones in the blood and how…

A: The endocrine system commands and coordinates the complex actions of the body by secreting chemical…

Q: Describe the effect on the natural secretion of hormonefrom the pituitary gland and the adrenal…

A: The release of glucocorticoids is triggered by the hypothalamus and pituitary gland. The…

Q: Describe how local hormones differ from circulating hormones.

A: Hormones are chemical messengers, that are mainly released by several glands. Hormones generally…

Q: Describe the hormones of thyroid and adrenal glands.

A: There are two types of glands- Endocrine glands and exocrine glands. Endocrine glands produce…

Q: Explain why hormones are only able to effect certain cells and not other cells

A: Hormones are chemical messengers that are secreted in to the blood by endocrine glands.

Q: Distinguish between organizing and activating effects of hormones.

A: Hormones are signaling chemicals that are delivered to distant organs by complex biological…

Q: Explain the homeostasis of hormones.

A: Homeostasis is the maintenance of the constant internal environment of the body such as regulation…