Which Statement Does NOT Correctly Describe Hormones That Can Directly

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which statement does NOT correctly describe hormones that can directly enter a cell?

• A)Steroid hormones can enter directly into cells because of their hydrophobic makeup.
• B)Water-soluble hormones can enter directly into cells because of their nonpolar makeup.
• C)Steroid hormones dissolve poorly in the plasma and are transported to target cells via special protein carriers.
• D)Once these hormones enter a cell,they bind to a cytoplasmic receptor and travel as a complex to the nucleus,or they may bind to the receptor after entering the nucleus.

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