How Are Hormones Distributed to Tissues, and What Determines Which

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Multiple Choice

How are hormones distributed to tissues, and what determines which cells hormones will affect?

• A) They are carried throughout the body in the bloodstream, and each hormone affects target cells that have receptors for it.
• B) They are carried to specific organs by lymphatic vessels and affect the cells in those organs.
• C) They are delivered by neurosecretory cells to specific tissues and affect the cells in those tissues.
• D) They are distributed locally in the interstitial fluid and affect nearby responsive target cells.