The Hormone Highway

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Which type of hormone travels in the blood as unbound (free) hormones?

  • Monoamines
  • Peptides (correct)
  • Thyroid hormones
  • Steroid hormones

What is the term for a hormone attached to a transport protein?

  • Hydrophobic hormone
  • Hydrophilic hormone
  • Unbound hormone
  • Bound hormone (correct)

Which type of hormone needs to bind to hydrophilic transport proteins to travel in the bloodstream?

  • Peptides
  • Monoamines
  • Steroid hormones (correct)
  • Thyroid hormones

How long do free hormones typically circulate in the blood capillary?

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Which type of hormone travels in the blood as protein-bound hormones?

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