NEET 2012 · Class 11

Chemical Coordination and Integration

What is correct to say about the hormone action in humans?

  1. (A)Glucagon is secreted by β-cells of islets of Langerhans and stimulates glycogenolysis.
  2. (B)Secretion of thymosins is stimulated with aging.
  3. (C)In females, FSH first binds with specific receptors on ovarian cell membrane.
  4. (D)FSH stimulates the secretion of estrogen and progesterone.

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

The diagram illustrates the mechanism of action of a water-soluble hormone, such as FSH, on a target cell, specifically an ovarian cell.

Chapter
Chemical Coordination and Integration
Section
19.4 MECHANISM OF HORMONE ACTION

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How this line gives the answer

3333, emb=0.9772, combined=0.7197). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that FSH (a water-soluble hormone) binds to specific receptors on the ovarian cell membrane, which directly matches the specific biological fact in option C.

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