Which of the Following Statements Best Describes How Steroid Hormones

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes how steroid hormones access their receptors within target cells?

A) Steroid hormone receptors undergo conformational changes that relocate them on the membrane surface.
B) Both steroid hormones and their receptors are produced by the same cells.
C) Steroid hormones are lipid soluble, so they can readily diffuse through the lipid bilayer of the cell and nuclear membranes.
D) Steroid hormones first bind to a steroid activator and this complex is transported across the cell membrane by a steroid transport protein.