Explain how the same hormone can have different effects on two different target cells and no effect on a third type of cell.

Q: In hypothyroidism, the thyroid gland does not produce enough T3 or T4. As a result, target cells…

A: It is required to identify the example for the case of hypothyroidism; the thyroid gland does not…

Q: How can Hormones influence the response of target cells?

A: Introduction: Hormones are produced by the endocrine glands and transported to the target organs or…

Q: Using diagrams, describe how steroid hormones and thyroxine exert their effects on their target…

A: Hormones are the biochemical messengers of the body. They are made in specific ductless glands. The…

Q: Differentiate the action of steroid and nonsteroidhormones on the target cell.

A: Hormones are chemical messengers that help in the growth and metabolism. These are released in the…

Q: Where are hormone receptors located in target cells?Name one hormone that employs each receptor…

A: The endocrine system is a chemical messenger system comprising feedback loops of the hormones…

Q: Explain the basis of the fact that nervous control is rapid but of short-duration, whereas hormonal…

A: The human body is a complex system of organs and organ systems. These organs systems are formed from…

Q: Explain why second messengers are needed for peptidehormones.

A: Hormones are the regulatory substances that act like messenger molecules in the human body. These…

Q: Why might hormone receptors on a cell may be altered?

A: Hormones are chemical molecules that are secreted by glands into the bloodstream and travel to the…

Q: How is it possible for a target cell's reaction to a single hormone molecule to have an effect on a…

A: Biological signal transduction pathway starts with the release of a primary messenger molecule, like…

Q: A patient is prescribed drug for the treatment of his prostate cancer that blocks testosterone from…

A: Prostate cancer is most common type of cancer in men , which is the second most leading cause for…

Q: How is hormone binding to its receptor different from allosteric regulator binding to an enzyme?

A: Chains of amino acids make up protein hormones.  Growth hormone, which is generated by the pituitary…

Q: Describe the function(s) of Endocrine signaling and explain a possible medical consequence if this…

A: Endocrine signaling occurs in cells that are distant from the target cells, these cells produce…

Q: Trace in a stepwise manner the signaling pathway that involves a g-protein receptor leading to the…

A: Hormones are specific messenger that act through cell signalling after binding with specific…

Q: Discuss the use of anti-idiotypic antibodies to mimic hormone action.

A: Anti-idiotypic antibodies are a type of antibody that can be used to mimic the action of hormones.…

Q: When levels of a particular hormone are high, target cells reduce the number of receptors. True…

A: Hormones are messenger molecules released from endocrine glands directly into the bloodstream as…

Q: Which of the following statements about endocrine signalling hormones is TRUE a) They are only…

A: These can be soluble in both lipids and water. Endocrine signals can pass through blood stream but…

Q: Discuss why the target-cell concept is essential forunderstanding hormone function

A: Hormones are chemical messengers secreted in one part of the body and move through the blood to…

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…

Q: In what ways is hormone binding to its receptor similar to an allosteric regulator binding to an…

A: Hormones mediate changes in target cells by binding to specific hormone receptors. In this way, even…

Q: Give two examples of hormones (including their glands of origin and action) that play major roles in…

A: Homeostasis is a process in which body maintains the equilibrium by maintaining both the internal…

Q: True or False- Down-regulation allows a target cell to decrease the amount of hormone present by…

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

Q: a hormone interacts with a membrane-bound receptor, then the cell’s DNA will be stimulated to…

A: Hormones are the chemical substances secreted from the specific endocrine gland. There nature is…

Q: List the major chemical classes of hormones found in the human body. Compare and contrast the…

A: Hormones are the chemical messengers that help in communication and results in various physiological…

Q: Compare and contrast intracellular and cell membrane bound hormone receptors.

A: Receptors are the protein molecules,on the surface or inside the target cells that binds to the…

Q: Distingish steroid from amino acid based hormones.  Which act via second messenger system?  Why must…

A: A hormone is any member of a class of signaling molecules in multicellular life forms, that are…

Q: How does the chemical nature of different classes of hormones influence how/where it interacts with…

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

Q: Describe how hormones are classified chemically.

A: The chemical messengers present in the body that travel through the blood to various organs are…

Q: Describe how hormones exert substantial and broadeffects on their target cells although they are…

A: The endocrine system is a network of ductless glands (endocrine glands), which secrete hormones that…

Q: Which statement correctly identifies how a lipid-soluble hormone that diffuses from the blood and…

A: Lipid-soluble hormones are a class of hormones that are able to pass through cell membranes due to…

Q: Which of the following statements about hormones is correct? O steroid hormones are water soluble O…

A: A hormone is a signaling molecule that allows cells to communicate with one another. Hormones are…

Q: Which of the following best explains how hormone antagonists work?   Multiple Choice   By flooding…

A: Hormone antagonists are substances that interfere with the normal action of hormones in the body.…

Q: How can one hormone exert its effect on one cell type and another hormone exert its effect on a…

A: Hormones are the chemical messengers secreted by the ductless glands.

Q: Since endocrine systems are the components of homeostatic feedback loop, co-ordination can be…

A: The endocrine system involves strong control and coordination with the other glands that are…

Q: List two or three factors that make it advantageous for peptide hormonesto be synthesized as…

A: Introduction: Peptide hormones or protein hormones are hormones whose molecules are peptides or…

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: Which of the choices listed below is the correct order of events for the action of lipid-soluble…

A: The question pertains to the mechanism of action of lipid-soluble hormones. Hormones are chemical…

Q: Define target organ and explain why all organs are not target organs for all hormones.

A: Endocrine organs make synthetic substances called hormones that pass them straight into the…

Q: Part of the "fountain of youth" solution may lie in hormonal control. Explain which hormone and how…

A: Growth hormone is a hormone produced by Pituitary Gland  in the brain.it stimulates growth and…

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: Describe how a hormone can bind to a membrane-boundreceptor, directly change enzyme activity inside…

A: There are hormones that are lipid-soluble can directly cross the plasma membrane but there are few…

Q: escribe the differences between the two different classes of hormones (protein & steroid).

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