AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

THE NERVOUS AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Chemical messenger made in one cell or tissue that causes a change in a different part of the body,
A
Neuron
B
hormone
C
axon
D
gland
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hormones are the body’s chemical messengers. They carry information and instructions from one set of cells to another.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hormones act as chemical messengers that are released into the blood stream to act on an organ in another part of the body.

Detailed explanation-3: -The endocrine tissue is a complex of various glands that produce hormones involved in bodily processes such as metabolic processes, water and electrolyte balance, maturation, growth and reproduction.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is (a) paracrine. A chemical messenger stimulating the initially secreted cell is known as paracrine.

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