Question

Epinephrine on its own increases blood glucose by 5m g/100m L and glucagon alone by 8m g/100m L. If both hormones are present, blood glucose increases by 17m g/100m L. This is an example of a(n) ________ hormone interaction.

Answer 1

a. permissive

b. synergistic

c. long-loop

d. short-loop

e. antagonistic

Answer:

b. synergistic

Explanation:

Synergistic hormone interaction is a type of interaction between hormones in which both hormones combine together to produce a greater effect in a target cell compared to the effect any of them can produce independently. It is the functional interaction that involves the receptors of two hormones to produce an amplified response