Question

A substance X is secreted by one cell, it travels a short distance through interstitial fluid, and produces an effect in a cell immediately adjacent to the original secreting cell. All of the following terms might fit this substance except:
A. Prostaglandin
B. Neurotransmitter
C. Pheromone
D. Growth factor
E. Nitric acid

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer to the question: All of the following terms might fit this substance except:____, would be, C: Pheromone.

Explanation:

In general terms, the body has a lot of chemical substances that work as communication ways between cells of the same tissues, tissue groups, organs and organ systems. Most of these will be produced by a specific cell and will travel to other cells where they will produce an effect, all within the same body. However, from the list given here there is one that is a chemical substance, produced and secreted by the cells of the body, but whose purpose is rather to produce an effect on other bodies around it, and not over its own. This substance is known as a pheromone and its function is to generate a reaction of attraction from other members of the same species, in this case, humans.