What are hormones and how do they work?

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What are hormones and how do they work?

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Hormones are the “keys” in the body that correspond to their respective “locks” (or their receptors). Unlocking one receptor can lead to a bunch of different things like the secretion of digestive enzymes after you eat, another might increase your heart rate while exercising. A hormone can only bind to its respective receptor, just like how the key to my lock won’t work on my friend’s lock.