Some cells secrete chemicals into the extracellular fluid that act on cells in neighbouring tissue.

Which of
the following terms best refers to this type of regulation?
Paracrine **

Which of the following statements about peptide or protein hormones is usually true?
A) They have longer half-lives than steroid hormones
B) They have receptors on the cell membrane
C) They have a slower onset of action than both steroid and thyroid hormones
D) They are not stored in endocrine-producing glands

52. Which of the following hormones is largely unbound to plasma proteins?

A) Cortisol
B) Thyroxine (T4)
C) Antidiuretic hormone **
D) Estradiol
E) Progesterone

Which of the following hormones activate enzyme- linked receptors?

A) ADH
B) Insulin **
C) ACTH
D) PTH
E) Aldosterone

What determines whether a particular cell is able to respond to a hormone?

the location of the cell

the presence of a specific hormone receptor *
the structure of the hormone
the gland that releases the hormone

Which of the following is characteristic of water-soluble hormones?

circulating in the blood bound to protein carriers

binding to intracellular receptors at their target cells
acting through second messengers at their target cells *
exhibiting a long half-life in the blood