Question

Which of the following statements correctly describe(s) the relationship between the classes of hormones and their behavior or function? Select all that apply.The general chemical nature of a hormone can be used to predict: how soluble the hormone is in water. whether the hormone will be able to move through the cell membrane. whether the hormone interacts with receptors on the cell membrane. whether the hormone interacts with receptors inside the cell. whether the hormone will increase or decrease a specific cell function.

Answer 1

The correct answers are:

• How soluble the hormone is in water. Depending on is it hydrophilic or hydrophobic. For example steroid hormones (derived from lipids) are hydrophobic, meaning that are insoluble in water so they must have transport protein for the blood transport.

• whether the hormone will be able to move through the cell membrane. Hormones derived from lipids are able to pass through the membrane because are able to diffuse through the lipid bilayer. Hydrophilic hormones (from amino acids) are unable to diffuse through the lipid bilayer

• whether the hormone interacts with receptors on the cell membrane.  

• whether the hormone interacts with receptors inside the cell

Hormones that diffuse freely through the membrane have internal receptors. Others have cell membrane receptors.