Question

______ are chemical messengers secreted by glands. Exocrine glands, such as sweat glands, secrete fluids through ducts. _______ glands secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream. The _______ gland plays an important role in puberty and growth. Epinephrine, triggering the "fight or flight" response, is produced by the _______ glands, which sit on top of the kidneys. Most glands that secrete hormones operate using feedback mechanisms. When hormone concentrations are high, the gland will produce ________ of the hormone. Many cells produce chemicals called _______, hormone-like substances that impact inflammation and reproduction. The gland that helps regulate growth, body temperature, and the level of calcium in the blood is called the _______. Describe the function and compare steroidal and nonsteroidal hormones. How does each type of hormone interact with the cell? What other molecules are required for or involved in their function?
ANSWERS:

1. Hormones

2. endocrine

3. pituitary

4. adrenal

5. less

6. prostaglandins

7. thyroid

8. Steroidal hormones enter the cell directly and interact with DNA inside the nucleus. These hormones change gene expression, affecting the RNA that is produced and the proteins that are translated in a cell. Nonsteroid hormones do not enter the cell. Instead, they bind to specific receptors on the outside of the cell membrane. This triggers molecules called secondary messengers, such as cAMP, to begin their work of relaying information in the cell, where other chemicals, messengers, and proteins are involved to create a cellular response.

Answer 1

Answers:

Hormones are chemical messengers....

Endocrine glands secrete hormones...

The pituitary gland plays...

is produced by the adrenal glands...

the gland will produce fewer amounts of the hormone...

produce chemicals called paracrine factors...

blood is called the thyroid.

Steroid hormones are synthesized from cholesterol, while nonsteroid hormones are synthesized from modified amino acids and small peptides. Non-steroid hormones are not lipid-soluble and therefore they need to bind to a receptor on a cell membrane; while steroid hormones can diffuse through the cell membrane.

Explanation:

Hormones are signaling molecules synthesized by glands. The endocrine glands include the adrenal glands, pineal gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, pituitary gland, ovaries, testes, pancreas and hypothalamus. The pituitary gland is an endocrine gland that secretes hormones capable of stimulating the adrenal glands in order to produce steroid hormones. Hormone levels are often modulated by negative feedback, by which high-hormone levels reduce their own production. Paracrine factors (also known as growth and differentiation factors) are proteins that can diffuse across small distances in order to induce responses in neighboring cells. The thyroid gland secretes hormones involved in regulating metabolism and growth. Moreover, the thyroid gland also secretes calcitonin that regulates calcium levels in the blood.