unit 5 equilibrium hormones pt. 2

Question 1

Types of hormones
1. Steroids:
2. Protiens:

Answer 1

Types of hormones and how they work

1. Steroids:
   -Type of lipid
   -can diffuse through membrane
   -hydrophobic
   -needs a hydrophilic carrier protein to in cytosol
2. Protiens:
   -type of protien
   -Hydrophilic
   -cannot diffuse through ,membrame
   -binds to receptor protein outside target cell

Question 2

Main features:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Answer 2

1. only cells with receptor cells will be effected
2. hormones bind to receptor cells to produce a response
3. hormones effect small concentration
   4.responses from hormones differs among target cells + organs

Question 3

Examples of steroid hormones

Answer 3

-cholesteral
-testosterone
-estrogen

Question 4

Examples of protein hormones

Answer 4

-Human growth hormone
-insulin
-thyroxine