Caryn is making a chart to serve as a study aid for her upcoming psychology quiz. She makes a list of different types of nervous system chemicals and their functions. She writes that the function of hormones is to:
A) reduce pain and promote pleasure.
B) affect the functioning of target organs and tissue.
C) enable neurons to excite or inhibit each other.
D) modulate the effects of neurotransmitters.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Hormones are chemical messengers that are released into the bloodstream and affect the functioning of target organs and tissues throughout the body. They are not directly involved in reducing pain or promoting pleasure, enabling neurons to excite or inhibit each other, or modulating the effects of neurotransmitters.

Caryn Is Making a Chart to Serve as a Study