One Way That Helps Maintain Fairly Constant Blood Levels of Hormones

question 19

Multiple Choice

One way that helps maintain fairly constant blood levels of hormones is

• A) movement into target organs.
• B) being bound to binding proteins.
• C) excretion by the kidneys.
• D) being broken down by enzymes.

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Definitions:

Oral Contraceptive Pill

A medication taken by mouth by women to prevent pregnancy, containing hormones that inhibit ovulation and other changes conducive to fertilization.

Estrogen

A group of steroid hormones that promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics in the human body.

Progesterone

A steroid hormone produced in the ovaries, placenta, and adrenal glands, playing a key role in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embryogenesis.

Urethra

Tube through which urine from the bladder exits the body.