MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Hormones can be thought of as chemical messages. From the blood stream, the hormones communicate with the body by heading towards their target cell to bring about a particular change or effect to that cell. The hormone can also create changes in the cells of surrounding tissues (paracrine effect).

Detailed explanation-2: -Hormones are called chemical substances which are used for transmitting messages from one part of the body to the other. These chemicals regulate the body metabolism and act as messengers. So they are referred to as chemical messengers.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that your body can’t function without. Their job is to carry chemical signals (“messages”) from one neuron (nerve cell) to the next target cell. The next target cell can be another nerve cell, a muscle cell or a gland.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hormones are chemical messengers that affect and manage hundreds of bodily processes. Often, a bodily process involves a chain reaction of several different hormones. A hormone will only act on a part of your body if it “fits”-if the cells in the target tissue have receptors that receive the message of the hormone.