How hormones can be grouped on the basis of their chemical composition?  (Explain)

Q: Is a hormone altered when it binds to a receptor? Is the receptor altered as a consequence of…

A: A hormone receptor is a receptor molecule that binds to a specific hormone.  A target cell responds…

Q: How can a target cell respond to multiple hormones at the same time?

A: The questions ask how a target cell can respond to more than one hormone at the same time.

Q: The reduction of cell-surface receptors in response to stimulation by a specific hormone molecule is…

A: Hormones are proteins that act as chemical messengers which were produced in one part of the body by…

Q: Which of the following is true about lipophilic hormones? a. They are freely soluble in the blood.…

A: Lipophilic hormones are not freely soluble in blood. Therefore they must bind with transport…

Q: What are the three major classes of hormones on the basis of chemical structure?

A: Since you have asked multiple question, we will solve the first question for you. If you want any…

Q: what are some jobs of hormones

A: Hormones are chemical substances that travel within our body to produce certain responses for…

Q: What possible results occur when a cell receives instructions from two different hormones at the…

A: Every cell has specific receptors which receive the instructions released from the hormones.…

Q: Why are steroid hormones able to diffuse through cell membranes to exert their effects?

A: Multicellular organisms communicate with each other through signalling molecules called hormones.…

Q: Hormones are of different types and sizes can we justify this?

A: Hormones are chemical messengers that are secreted directly into the blood, which carries them to…

Q: Compare and contrast the metabolic roles of cortisol and apinephrine by providing two similarities…

A: According to the question, we have to compare and contrast the metabolic roles of cortisol and…

Q: How do receptors impart specificity within the endocrine system? What might be some advantages of…

A: The endocrine system includes different types of hormone release in the body. Hormones are chemical…

Q: Steroid hormones are made up of what molecules? What distinguishes steroid hormones' physical…

A: Cholesterol, a fat-soluble substance, is the source of steroid hormones.

Q: What are the three general chemical classes of hormones?

A: The chemical substances that are accountable for maintaining the body's homeostasis and are…

Q: Explain why epinephrine can act as both a neurotransmitter and a hormone without “crossover” between…

A: Neurotransmitters are the chemical messengers formed by the nervous system that transfers a chemical…

Q: What is the chemical nature of hormones?

A: Hormones are chemical messengers that are secreted directly into the blood, which carries them to…

Q: Why do steroid hormones not require signal transduction and second messengers to exert their…

A: Steroid hormones:- It is a group of hormones , belong to the class of chemical compounds known as…

Q: Peptide hormones interact with what structures on the surface of a cell?

A: The non-nutrient chemical messengers released by the ductless glands are the hormones. The endocrine…

Q: Explain how the response of the body to a given hormone can be affected by the concentration of that…

A: The secretion of the endocrine glands known as a hormone. Hormones are chemical messages which carry…

Q: Select the best answer or answers from the choices given: Some hormones act by (a) increasing the…

A: Hormones are chemicals that act as messengers and are involved in signal transduction. The result of…

Q: Describe how water-soluble hormones induce cellular change in their target cells.

A: Hormones are chemical messangers secreted by endocrine gland and helps in maintaining body…

Q: List the steps of action of most nonsteroid hormones (in humans.)

A: Hormones are the secretions of the endocrine glands. Hormones regulate the metabolic activities of…

Q: What is an example of a lipid-soluble hormone derived from cholesterol? Oxytocin Insulin Cortisol…

A: Hormones are chemicals, which helps in communication between cells and tissues in distant parts of…

Q: Each hormone molecule in living organisms is recognized by specific cells called _____________.

A: The hormones can be described as chemical messengers secreted by endocrine glands into the…

Q: List the amine hormones/ neurohormones synthesized from the amino acid tyrosine

A: Hormones are non nutrient chemicals which act as intercellular messengers and are produced in trace…

Q: Name the three principal female sex hormones.

A: The three principal female sex hormones are Estradiol, Estron, and Progesterone.

Q: Hormones can be assigned to what three general classesbased on the molecules they are derived from?

A: A hormone is any member of a class of signalling molecules in multicellular organisms that are…

Q: What molecules are the steroid hormones derived from? How does that make the physical properties of…

A: Steroid hormones contain a chemical compound which was known as a steroid which is grouped into two…

Q: Hormones (and/or medicines) which bind to the same receptor and have the same effects are called…

A: Hormones are chemical messengers that travel from the bloodstream to target organs or tissues and…

Q: How is it that the reaction of a single target cell to a single hormone molecule may have an effect…

A: •Definition of Hormones -Hormones are chemical messengers that relay messages to cells that display…

Q: How do receptors contribute to the endocrine system's specificity? What are some of the potential…

A: Endocrine glands are characterized as duct-less glands, they release their secretions directly into…

Q: Explain why only certain cells respond to hormones even though all cells in the body are exposed to…

A: Hormones activate target cells by diffusing through the plasma membrane of the target cells…

Q: A membrane-bound proteins that selectively bind a specific hormone is called that hormone's

A: Membrane-bound proteins are proteins that are attached to a cell membrane. These proteins include…

Q: Explain what is meant by the half-life of a hormone.

A: The organ system accountable for the secretion and production of hormones is the endocrine system.…

Q: What structures on the surface of a cell do peptide hormones interact with?

A: Hormones are non-nutrient chemical messengers secreted by ductless glands.  The term "endocrine…

Q: Suppose you are hiking in the Alaskan wilderness when your path crosses that of a bear. What hormone…

A: Epinephrine is a hormone and a neurotransmitter. It has many functions, regulating heart rate, blood…

Q: Two ways where hormones can bind to receptors on the surface of the cell. Explain each briefly.

A: There are 3 major types of hormones are found: Protein or peptide hormones: They are made up of…

Q: Name the male and female sex hormones

A: Steroid hormones that interact with steroid hormone receptors in vertebrates are known as sex…

Q: Why are receptors for steroid hormones located inside the cell instead of being on the cell…

A: Introduction :- Hormones are chemicals that are secreted from the endocrine cells (specialised…

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: What are the three general classes of hormones? How are they carried in the blood?

A: Hormones are chemical substances produced by glands that are transported by the blood to the target…

Q: Name the two primary male sex hormones.

A: Sex hormones are glycoproteins or steroid hormones. They are produced by the pituitary glands and…