curÂ·renÂ·cy. (kÃ»râ²Én-sÄ, kÅ­râ²-) n. pl. curÂ·renÂ·cies. 1. Money in any form when in actual use as a medium of exchange, especially circulating paper money. 2. Transmission from person to person as a medium of exchange; circulation: coins now in currency. 3. General acceptance or use; prevalence: the currency of a slang term.
(T/F) Most hormones can be classified chemically as either amino-acid based or steroids. True. Most hormones belong to the amino-acid group, while others (steroids) are derived from cholesterol.
Endocrine System: Types of Hormones. Hormones are molecules that carry instructions from more than a dozen endocrine glands and tissues to cells all over the body. Humans have about 50 different known hormones, which vary in their structure, action and response. if the hormone will bind to receptor sites outside or inside of the target cell (fat soluble can bind both whereas water soluble hormones usually bind on the outside) and. 2  how the hormone is broken down (metabolized). 3  Steroid hormones are fat-soluble molecules made from cholesterol.