AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

THE NERVOUS AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A chemical messenger that is made in one cell or tissue that causes a change in another cell or tissue in a different part of the body.
A
Hormone
B
Gland
C
Negative feedback
D
Positive feedback
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hormones are your body’s chemical messengers. They travel in your bloodstream to tissues or organs. They work slowly, over time, and affect many different processes, including: Growth and development.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hormones are the body’s chemical messengers. They carry information and instructions from one set of cells to another.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hormones act as chemical messengers that are released into the blood stream to act on an organ in another part of the body. Although hormones reach all parts of the body, only target cells with compatible receptors are equipped to respond.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is c. Hormones are chemical signaling molecules that are produced and secreted by glands of the endocrine system. Hormones travel throughout the human body in the blood, exerting physiological responses from cells called target cells.

Detailed explanation-5: -Some of the hormones that achieve their effects through cAMP as a second messenger: adrenaline. glucagon. luteinizing hormone (LH)

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