Too Little Activity of a Particular Hormone Can Arise from

question 38

Multiple Choice

Too little activity of a particular hormone can arise from

• A) an abnormality within the endocrine gland that produces this hormone
• B) a deficiency of this hormone's tropic hormone
• C) an inborn lack of target-cell receptors for this hormone
• D) deficient target-cell receptors
• E) all of these

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Definitions:

Injection

A method of delivering drugs or other substances into the body using a needle and syringe.

Antibody

A protein produced by the body's immune system that recognizes and helps fight infections and other foreign substances in the body.

Immunoglobulin

A type of protein, also known as an antibody, produced by the immune system to fight pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses.

Antigens

Substances that when introduced into the body stimulate the production of antibodies, triggering an immune response.