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Hormones are chemical messengers that circulate in the brain.

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Important Questions on Control and Coordination in Living Organisms

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A hormone specific to a target cell can only affect that target tissue because of the presence of receptors for the hormone on the target cells.
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Polypeptide hormones are composed of more than 100 amino acids.
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All hormones diminish within the body at different rates based on their chemical half-life.
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The secretion of most hormones is regulated by some type of closed-loop control system known as a feedback mechanism.
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The hypothalamus contains special cells called neurosecretory cells that secrete hormones. 
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TRH stimulates the anterior pituitary gland to release testosterone-stimulating hormone. 

 

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The posterior pituitary is made up of nervous tissue.
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone is secreted from the posterior pituitary.