AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Endocrine glands, situated at various sites around the body, and in specialised areas of the brain. 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The hormones created and released by the glands in your body’s endocrine system control nearly all the processes in your body. These chemicals help coordinate your body’s functions, from metabolism to growth and development, emotions, mood, sexual function and even sleep.

Detailed explanation-4: -A hormone is a chemical signal that travels through the blood to a specific tissue to send a message. Target tissues have receptors for the hormone. Describe the chemical classification of hormones.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hormones are signals or chemical messengers released from endocrine glands in the body. Endocrine glands such as the thyroid, pituitary, adrenal, pancreatic glands, the testes and the ovaries are ductless glands that secrete the hormones they produce directly into the bloodstream.