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What is the primary function of a hormone?
What is the primary function of a hormone?
- To provide structural support to cells
- To aid in digestion
- To regulate metabolic processes (correct)
- To carry oxygen in the blood
How does a hormone impact the expression of a gene in the nucleus of a cell?
How does a hormone impact the expression of a gene in the nucleus of a cell?
- By binding to the gene and preventing its expression
- By directly modifying the DNA sequence
- By forming a protective layer around the gene
- By activating second messenger proteins that influence gene expression (correct)
In response to a stimulus, would it make more sense for an organism to use an endocrine or nervous signaling system?
In response to a stimulus, would it make more sense for an organism to use an endocrine or nervous signaling system?
- Neither endocrine nor nervous signaling system
- Endocrine signaling system
- Both endocrine and nervous signaling systems equally
- Nervous signaling system (correct)
Where is the hormone insulin produced?
Where is the hormone insulin produced?
In response to humoral control, what type of control system releases a hormone?
In response to humoral control, what type of control system releases a hormone?
Which of the following is not an endocrine organ?
Which of the following is not an endocrine organ?
What is the primary function of a hormone?
What is the primary function of a hormone?
Which of the following is a humoral control system that releases a hormone?
Which of the following is a humoral control system that releases a hormone?
In which location is the hormone insulin produced?
In which location is the hormone insulin produced?
Which of the following is an example of a eicosanoid?
Which of the following is an example of a eicosanoid?
What type of signaling system would it make more sense for an organism to use in response to a localized stimulus?
What type of signaling system would it make more sense for an organism to use in response to a localized stimulus?
Which endocrine organ releases hormones in response to neurological control?
Which endocrine organ releases hormones in response to neurological control?
