What is resilience? Used differently by a range of fields from psychology to engineering, resilience has no single widely accepted definition. The concept typically connotes an ability to âbounce backâ from a stress or disturbance, potentially returning to a pre-stress norm or a transformed post-stress condition.
a chemical transmitter substance produced by cells of the body and transported by the bloodstream to the cells and organs on which it has a specific regulatory effect. adj., adj hormoÂ´nal. Hormones act as chemical messengers to body organs, stimulating certain life processes and retarding others.
C) release their secretions directly into body fluids such as blood. 3. 3) ________ are chemical messengers that are released by cells and transported in the bloodstream to alter the activities of specific cells in other tissues. 1  A) Hormones.  B) Neuropeptides.