Question
Hormones are called chemical messengers and regulators. Explain.
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Answer
- Hormones bring about coordination in the body with the help of nervous system.
- Endocrine system and nervous system together form neuro-endocrine system.
- This system works in tune with the external and internal environmental changes.
- The hormones are either excitatory or inhibitory. They bring about the actions accordingly to keep the body in homeostasis or equilibrium.
- Almost all endocrine glands are controlled by negative feedback inhibition. Some glands are auto-regulatory. Therefore, the concentration of hormones cannot be in excess or in deficiency.
- Almost all the functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, etc. are under the control of hormones. Therefore hormones are called regulators and messengers.
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