Hormone Interactions and Regulation

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What is the primary function of the rich vascular and lymphatic drainage in hormone-producing glands?

To drain excess hormones from the gland

To provide oxygen and nutrients to the gland

To receive hormones from surrounding tissue fluids

To release hormones into the bloodstream (correct)

What is the term for hormones that exert their effects on the same cells that secrete them?

Autocrine (correct)

Endocrine

Paracrine

Neuroendocrine

What is the lag period for hormone responses?

Immediate

Months to years

Hours to weeks

Seconds to days (correct)

How do hormones bind to cells?

Through receptor sites Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of hormone responses?

Prolonged and widespread Signup and view all the answers

What determines the control of hormone secretion?

Function of the hormone Signup and view all the answers

How are hormones classified?

By their chemical structure Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for hormones that affect cells near the secreting cell?

Paracrine Signup and view all the answers

How many chemical classes of hormones are there?

Two Signup and view all the answers

What is the process by which hormones travel from the gland to the bloodstream?

Rich vascular and lymphatic drainage Signup and view all the answers

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What is the primary function of the rich vascular and lymphatic drainage in hormone-producing glands?

What is the term for hormones that exert their effects on the same cells that secrete them?

What is the lag period for hormone responses?

How do hormones bind to cells?

What is the characteristic of hormone responses?

What determines the control of hormone secretion?

How are hormones classified?

What is the term for hormones that affect cells near the secreting cell?

How many chemical classes of hormones are there?

What is the process by which hormones travel from the gland to the bloodstream?

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