How Are Hormones Distributed to Tissues,and What Determines Which Cells

question 8

Multiple Choice

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

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

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