Cell Division And Cell Fate Flashcards
Neurotransmitters are released from?
Presynaptic nerve terminal and acts on post synaptic membrane
Effect of neurotransmitter depends on what?
Properties of the receptor not nature of neurotransmitter
Examples of neurotransmitters
Acetylcholine, noradrenaline, dopamine, serotonin, GABA
Neurotransmitters stimulate?. What receptors?
Ligan-gated ion channel receptors or G protein coupled receptors
What type of signalling are hormones?
Endocrine
Example of neurotransmitter released as hormone
Noradrenaline
What are the different types of hormones based on?
Chemical structures
State different types of hormones
Amino acid derived, peptide hormones, lipid based.
Structure of amino acid derived hormones
Small molecule, structurally related to amino acids
Where is adrenaline released?
Adrenal gland
Structure of peptide hormones
chain of amino acids
Structure of lipid hormones
Structurally similar to cholesterol so can easily cross the membrane
What produces thromboxane?
Platelets
What are cytokines?
Small proteins which modulate or alter immune system responses.
Why is meiosis important?
Sexual reproduction
Why is mitosis important?
Cell proliferation
Diploid has how many chromosomes?
46
Haploid has how many chromosomes?
23
What happens at prophase?
Chromosomes condense and become visible
Spindle fibres emerge from the centrosomes
Nuclear envelope breaks down
Centrosomes move toward opposite poles
What happens at prometephase?
Chromosomes continue to condense
Kinetochores appear at the centromeres
Mitotic spindle microtubules attach to kinetochores