All hormones
A) are produced by endocrine glands.
B) are lipid-soluble molecules.
C) are carried to target cells in the blood.
D) are protein molecules.
E) elicit the same biological response from all of their target cells.

Question

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Hormones are carried to target cells in the blood.

Answer: A
 Hormones may be produced by endocrine glands, such as insulin from the pancreas, or by other tissues, such as estrogen from the ovaries.

Answer: B
 Hormones can be either lipid-soluble, such as steroid hormones, or water-soluble, such as peptide hormones.

Answer: D
 Hormones can be protein molecules, such as insulin and growth hormone, or non-protein molecules, such as thyroid hormone and cortisol.

Answer: E
 Hormones elicit different responses from different target cells depending on the receptors present on those cells.

All Hormones