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What term describes the removal of a body part or the destruction of its function by surgery hormones drugs heat chemical destruction or other methods?
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∙ 8y ago
The removal or destruction of a body part calls for the suffix "-ectomy" appended to the (usually Latin name) of that body part. For example: The removal of the vermiform appendix is an appendectomy.
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∙ 13y ago
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Proteins that function as chemical messengers?
Hormones. Fool.
What class of molecules function as chemical signals?
Hormones
Do hormones of the same chemical class have the same functions?
Hormones within a chemical class have the same function, but act on different substrates.
What is the chemical substance that affects the function of cells elsewhere in the body?
hormones
Chemical substances secreted by cells into the extracellular fluids that regulate the metabolic function of other cells in the body are called?
hormones
What is phytohormone?
The function of control and coordination in plants is performed by the chemical substances called plant hormones and plant hormones are called Phytohormones .
Why are hormones called chemical messengers?
I believe they are called chemical messengers because of their function and the fact it is a chemical. They travel through the blood and target cells respond to hormones often because of their structure. I have read in a science book (McDougal Littell 's Human Biology) that they are called chemical messengers because they are made at one location and function at another.
Function of growth hormones?
The function of growth hormones is the stimulate growth in the body
Compare and contrast heredity and hormones?
Heredity describes genetic characteristics passed down from parents to offspring or from cell to cell. Hormones are chemical messengers the body uses to maintain homeostasis and feedback loops.
What best describes the chemical substances secreted by the endocrine glands?
Endocrine glands secret hormones in one place and most often they act in anotherplace.
What do all hormones have in common?
All hormones are blood-borne.All hormones are "chemical messengers."
What are chemical messengers?
Hormones
