GENERAL HISTOLOGY

CONNECTIVE TISSUE GLAND

ENDOCRINE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Type of hormone that binds to the outside of the cell
A
Protein
B
Lipid
C
Steroid
D
all of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lipid-derived (soluble) hormones such as steroid hormones diffuse across the membranes of the endocrine cell. Once outside the cell, they bind to transport proteins that keep them soluble in the bloodstream.

Detailed explanation-2: -Therefore, peptide hormones stay outside the cell and bind only with receptors in the cell’s outer membrane. Hormone messengers can also mix it up.

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