Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
8 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Steroids are derived from |
Cholesterol |
|
|
Thyroid hormones are derived from |
Tyrosine |
|
|
The other categories of hormones are |
Peptides, amino acid derivatives, or proteins. |
|
|
The phospholipid bilayer excludes (blank) and allows (blank). |
Most water soluble molecules; most lipid soluble molecules |
|
|
Because of their small size and low solubility and aqueous fluids, (blank) soluble hormones travel in the bloodstream attached to binding proteins. As a result their elimination from circulation is greatly reduced. |
Lipid Soluble |
|
|
Without binding proteins, lipid soluble hormones would quickly diffuse through (blank) and would be broken down by (blank) in the liver and lungs or, would be removed by the (blank). |
Capillaries, enzymes, kidneys. |
|
|
Water soluble molecules are (blank) and include (blank), (blank), and (blank). |
Polar molecules, peptides, most amino acid derivatives, and protein hormones. |
|
|
Because most water soluble hormones are soluble on blood they (blank) and do not need to (blank) |
Circulate as free hormones, bind to a protein |
