AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are hormones?
A
Chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands, travel through the bloodstream and affect other tissues.
B
Chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands, travel through the neurons and affect other tissues.
C
Chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands, travel through the skin and affect other organs.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The cells in these glands secrete specific chemicals called hormones. Hormones circulate around the body via the blood stream and modulate cellular or organ functions by binding with receptors in the target cells. Hormones that stimulate and control the activity of other endocrine glands are called trophic hormones.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hormones are the body’s chemical messengers. They carry information and instructions from one set of cells to another. The endocrine (EN-duh-krin) system influences almost every cell, organ, and function of our bodies.

Detailed explanation-3: -The glands that make up the endocrine system produce chemical messengers called hormones that travel through the blood to other parts of the body.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hormones are your body’s chemical messengers. They travel in your bloodstream to tissues or organs.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hormones-chemical messengers that are transported by the bloodstream and stimulate physiological responses in cells of another tissue or organ, often a considerable distance away. Endocrine system-glands, tissues, and cells that secrete hormones.

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