Answer to Question #154292 in Human Anatomy and Physiology for Diana Einstein

Question

Explain why hormones are only able to affect certain cells and not other cells

Answer 1

Hormones are organisms that are transported in blood or sap fluids to stimulate cells into action. A particular cell is a target for a hormone, so hormones target those cells that only have functional receptors for that particular hormone. Cells that do not have that certain receptor cannot be affected directly by that hormone.