Chemical-Coordination-And-Integration Question 60

Question: Which of the followings is the more scientific definition of hormone?

Options:

A) They are extracellular messengers.

B) They always act at distantly located target organs.

C) They are the products of well organised endocrine glands.

D) They are non-nutrient chemicals that act as intercellular messengers.

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

[d] Hormones are chemical messengers of the body that transfer information from set of cells to another.