MICROANATOMY

ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

ENDOCRINE ORGANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A nonsteroid hormone acts on target cell by
A
causing a second messenger to be formed
B
causing the cell to divide
C
promoting phagocytosis
D
directly causing protein synthesis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The binding of the hormone triggers an enzyme inside the cell membrane. The enzyme activates another molecule, called the second messenger, which influences processes inside the cell. Most endocrine hormones are non-steroid hormones, including insulin and thyroid hormones.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The secondary messenger most often involved in non steroid hormone action is cyclic AMP (cAMP).

Detailed explanation-3: -Nonsteroid hormones bind to receptors in a target cell and cause the release of secondary messengers that affect cell activities.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some of the hormones that achieve their effects through cAMP as a second messenger: adrenaline. glucagon. luteinizing hormone (LH)

Detailed explanation-5: -Nonsteroid hormones generally cannot pass through the cell membrane of their target cells. Nonsteroid hormones bind to receptors in a target cell and cause the release of secondary messengers that affect cell activities.

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