Which of the following statements best captures an aspect of the role of hormones in the body?
A)
Some chemical substances can function as hormones or be integrated with the central and peripheral nervous systems.
B)
Hormones directly initiate many of the processes that contribute to homeostasis.
C)
Control of body processes is ensured by the fact that a single hormone can only exert one effect on one specific system or tissue.
D)
Each hormone that exists in the body is produced by only one specific endocrine gland.
Ans:
A
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Some chemicals, such as epinephrine, can both function as a hormone and be closely integrated with the central and peripheral nervous systems as well as the immune systems, leading to current terminology such as "neuroendocrine." Hormones modulate, but do not initiate, changes in the body, and one hormone may exert multiple effects on multiple body systems. Hormones are produced by a variety of body tissues, not solely by endocrine glands.
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