Question

What are the morphogenetic functions of hormones?

Answer 1

Hormones:

1. The chemical substances secreted from various parts of the body transfer messages to cells in different parts of the human body are known as hormones.
2. These chemical messages allow the body to regulate various cell processes such as sleep, growth, blood glucose level, sexual reproduction, and controlling stress.
3. When the level of certain hormones increases or decreases in the human body it leads to hormonal imbalance.

Morphogenetic functions of hormones:

1. Morphogenetic hormones bring about growth and cell differentiation.
2. Hormones control the ontogenetic development of individuals from the embryonic to the adult state.
3. Most of the hormones are peptides or steroids or amino acid derivatives or phenolic acid derivatives.
4. Ecdysone is the major steroid hormone in insects and an essential role is played by it in coordinating developmental transitions such as larval molting and metamorphosis through its active metabolite 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E).
5. Ecdysteroids act as moulting hormones of arthropods but also occur in other related phyla where they can play different roles.
6. T4 is another name for the thyroid hormone thyroxine.
7. In a T4 test, the amount of T4 in the blood is determined.
8. A thyroid condition may be indicated by excessive or insufficient T4.