Hormones

Question 1

What are hormones?

Answer 1

Chemical messengers released from endocrine glands into the interstitial fluid

Question 2

How are hormones transported in the body?

Answer 2

Hormones are transported in the bloodstream (hormones can be soluble in plasma or not)

Question 3

Write a note on hormones.

4

Answer 3

Chemical messengers released from endocrine glands into the interstitial fluid

Hormones are transported in the bloodstream (hormones can be soluble in plasma or not)

Reach target cell/organ(s)

Alter metabolism of target cell

Question 4

What is endocrinology?

Answer 4

The study of endocrine disease

Question 5

What do hormones do when they reach their target cell?

Answer 5

They alter metabolism of the target cell

Question 6

How many different classifications of hormones are there?

Answer 6

Three

Question 7

Classify hormones.

Answer 7

Amino acid derivatives

Peptide derivatives

Lipid derivatives

Question 8

How do hormones alter the metabolism of a cell?

Answer 8

By changing the type, activities or quantities of important enzymes or structural proteins

Question 9

Through what three methods do hormones affect enzymes or proteins?
(3)

Answer 9

Stimulating the synthesis of enzymes or structural proteins not already present in the cell

Turn on/off existing enzymes

Increasing or decreasing the rate of synthesis of enzymes or structural proteins