Match the Following. -Hormone

question 45

Multiple Choice

Match the following.
-hormone

• A)an example of a polypeptide hormone
• B)a site on a cell that interacts with some external chemical messenger in order to enable a response to occur
• C)an example of an amino acid hormone
• D)a chemical messenger that is produced in the nervous system
• E)a chemical messenger that is produced in the endocrine system and indirectly regulates biochemical processes
• F)a substance introduced from outside the body that alters some body function
• G)a molecule within a cell that is released in response to the interaction of a hormone or neurotransmitter with a receptor outside the cell
• H)the intended site of a specific chemical reaction
• I)an example of a steroid hormone

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