Question

How do hormones regulate and integrate many body functions?

Answer 1

Hormones exhibit their effects only after binding to their specific receptors located in the target tissues to form the 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 leading to the regulation and integration of various body functions.