All Hormones

question 35

Multiple Choice

All hormones

• A) are produced by endocrine glands.
• B) are lipid-soluble molecules.
• C) are carried to target cells in the blood.
• D) are protein molecules.
• E) elicit the same biological response from all of their target cells.

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Definitions:

Schwann Cell

A type of glial cell that forms the myelin sheath around nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system.

Neuron Cell Body

Enlarged portion of the neuron containing the nucleus and other organelles; also called nerve cell body.

Axon

Main central process of a neuron that normally conducts action potentials away from the neuron cell body.

Node of Ranvier

Gaps in the myelin sheath of nerve fibers where action potentials are generated, aiding in the rapid transmission of nerve impulses.