Question

Draw a flow chart to depict the action pathways of hormones in human body

Answer 1

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Each Hormone of our body is secreted by a specific gland and may have different target organs. It would not be possible to depict the action pathways of all the hormones.

Mechanism of Hormone Action

• Hormones exhibit their effects only after binding to their specific receptors located in the target tissues to form hormone-receptor complex.

• Membrane-bound receptors: Present on the cell membrane of the target cell

• Intracellular receptors: Present inside the target cell

• This specific reaction leads to biochemical changes in the target tissue, and regulates its metabolism and physiological changes.
  
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