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High School Biology: The Nervous and Endocrine Systems - The Endocrine System (Fill in the blank)
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High School Biology: The Nervous and Endocrine Systems - The Endocrine System (Fill in the blank)
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1. The regulation of the hormone prolactin is through a ____________ feedback mechanism.

2. Non-steroid hormones activate molecules called ____________ messengers, which influences processes inside the cell.

3. A ____________ cell is the type of cell on which a hormone has an effect.

4. Negative feedback occurs when a product feeds back to ____________ its own production.

5. ____________ hormones can diffuse across the plasma membrane of target cells and bind with receptors in the cytoplasm.

6. The steroid hormone and receptor form a complex that moves into the ____________ and influences the expression of genes.

7. When a hormone binds to its ____________, it causes a change within the cell.

8. Type 2 diabetes is an example of a ____________ resistance disorder.