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Hormones are not cells but chemicals released by cells to affect changes in other cells.
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Are ductless organs with cells that produce and release hormones?
Endocrine Glands are a type of ductless organ that produce hormones
Which are the ductless organs with cells that produce and release hormones?
Endocrine Glands are a type of ductless organ that produce hormones
What is the effect of thyroid hormones on cells?
The effect of thyroid hormones on the cells of the body is regulation of metabolism of those cells.
How do endocrine glands communicate with cells?
endocrine glands secrete hormones into the bloodstream and these hormones reach cells and impact these cells.
Glands that produce the egg cells and hormones?
Glands that produce the egg cells and hormones are the ovaries.
Are hormones transported in blood by red blood cells?
No. The red cells carry oxygen and no 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 are hormones transported to?
Hormones are transported to target cells, which are cells in another part of the body where the hormone will have an effect.
What are the structures that allow hormones to bind to their target cells?
Receptors allow hormones to bind to their target cells.
Which hormone affect only certain cells?
Because they only activate target cells that have special receptors that only work when that specific hormone attaches to it.
How do circulating hormones differ from paracrines and autocrines with reference to their target cells?
Paracrines are a group of local hormones that work on nearby cells. Autocrines stimulate the same cell and circulating hormones can travel long distances to stimulate cells. Hormones only stimulate cells that have their specific receptor.
Are hormones nerve cells?
No. neurons are the cells in the body that pass signals. Hormones are the chemicals that pass signals.
