Chap 28

Question 1

Steroid hormones vs. peptide or other water soluble

Answer 1

• Steroid hormones enter the cell and deliver their message to a cytoplasmic receptor
• Polypeptide and amino hormones interact with a membrane receptor which carries the signal into the cell through a secondary messanger

Question 2

identify a steroid hormone

Answer 2

• 3 fused 6 and 1 5 carbon rings