APHY 102 Fall Midterm-ivy tech test with 100% correct answers
APHY 102 Midterm-ivytech test with 100% correct answers What is a hormone and how does it act? - correct answer Hormones are chemical messengers that are responsible for regulation. They are secreted into body fluids, mainly blood. It has specific actions on target tissues, which are any tissue that has specific receptors for that particular hormone. Understand the role of negative feedback in control of hormone secretions - correct answer A control mechanism in which rising level of a hormone leads to a decrease in hormone secretion What is paracrine? - correct answer A chemical messenger or hormone that acts locally on the same tissue. What is autocrine? - correct answer Local regulator acts on the cell that released it (a note to remind yourself) common in cancer cells
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