Endocrine glands that are sources of steroid hormones
A) secrete the steroids through ducts into the blood.
B) store those hormones in membrane-bound vesicles.
C) have a very short latency between steroid synthesis and steroid release.
D) are all controlled by the autonomic nervous system.
E) operate independently of other hormonal cuing systems.

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Steroid hormones are synthesized on demand and do not get stored in vesicles like peptide hormones. Therefore, there is a very short latency between their synthesis and release into the bloodstream.

Endocrine Glands That Are Sources of Steroid Hormones