Summarize the Three Major Classifications of Hormones

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Essay

Summarize the three major classifications of hormones. Discuss their differences and similarities with respect to their physiological actions on nerve cells. Include the identification of endocrine signals by target tissues to the cellular actions mediated by these signals and their general influences on transcription.

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Definitions:

Axons

The long, threadlike part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells.

Somatosensory Information

Sensory data derived from physical stimuli on the body, including touch, temperature, body position, and pain.

CNS

Central Nervous System, consisting of the brain and spinal cord, responsible for processing and transmitting neural information.

Anterior-Root Ganglion

A cluster of nerve cell bodies (neurons) located in the anterior root of the spinal cord, involved in transmitting sensory information from the peripheral to the central nervous system.