Spot the false hormone claim

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. False statement

   Hormones using membrane receptors normally enter the cell.

   Statements

   1. Hormones using membrane receptors normally enter the cell.
   2. Each receptor is specific to one hormone only.
   3. Steroid hormones act through intracellular receptors.

2. False statement

   Insulin is classed as a steroid hormone.

   Statements

   1. Epinephrine is an amino acid derivative hormone.
   2. Insulin is classed as a steroid hormone.
   3. Thyroid hormones are grouped as iodothyronines.

3. False statement

   A hormone receptor complex never reaches the genome.

   Statements

   1. Cyclic AMP works as a second messenger.
   2. A hormone binding its receptor forms a hormone receptor complex.
   3. A hormone receptor complex never reaches the genome.

Instructions

Three claims land each round. Tap the one that is false.

Explanation