Ex. glucagon and insulin are antagonistic hormones. Glucagon promotes the release of glucose to the bloodstream from stored glycogen by a process called signal transduction. Insulin promotes the removal of glucose from the bloodstream for storage as glycogen by a process called signal transduction.
Sodomy (/ËsÉdÉmi/) is generally anal or oral sex between people or sexual activity between a person and a non-human animal (bestiality), but may also include any non-procreative sexual activity.
Sadism is when a person gains sexual pleasure through the giving of physical and/or emotional pain to another person. This can be non-consensual, such as a jail guard verbally abusing a prisoner and belittling them, or an abusive spouse.