Cell Communication

Question 1

Receptors are specific in?

Answer 1

Insulin
Thyroid Hormone
Acetylcholine
Think key and lock analogy

Question 2

Hormone

Answer 2

●A chemical messenger transported in the blood

Question 3

Neurotransmitter

Answer 3

●A chemical released from a neuron

Question 4

How do hormones and neurotransmitters affect cells?

Answer 4

●Open membrane channels
●acetylcholine
●Activate/inactivate enzymes
●insulin
●Cause new proteins to be produced
●Steroid hormones

Question 5

How do cells communicate?

Answer 5

●One cell releases chemicals that “tell” other cells what to do
●These chemicals bind to receptors of the target cell
●Receptors are either inside the cell or in the membrane