Explain How a Hormone Can Act Specifically on One Type

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Essay

Explain how a hormone can act specifically on one type of cell and not on others.

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Definitions:

Stroke Volume

The amount of blood ejected from the left ventricle of the heart with each contraction.

Intercalated Discs

Specialized structures in cardiac muscle cells that facilitate cell-to-cell communication and contraction through gap junctions and desmosomes.

Terminal Cisternae

Enlarged areas of the sarcoplasmic reticulum around the muscle's transverse tubules involved in calcium storage and release.

T-tubules

Tubular extensions of the cell membrane into muscle cells, facilitating rapid transmission of action potentials to ensure efficient contraction.