ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
ENDOCRINE ORGANS
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Question
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What is another term for steroid hormones?
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Lipid Soluble
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Water Soluble
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Androgens
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Cholesterol
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -They can be broadly classified as glucocorticoids, mineralcorticoids, androgens, estrogens and progestagens. Steroid hormones are lipid soluble, allowing them to diffuse through the plasma membrane.
Detailed explanation-2: -Example : Testosterone and progesterone are the steroid hormones.
Detailed explanation-3: -Steroid hormones are synthesized in the mitochondria and smooth endoplasmic reticulum. Because they are lipophilic, they cannot be stored in vesicles from which they would diffuse easily and are therefore synthesized when needed as precursors.
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