Cell signaling Flashcards
1
Q
autocrine system
A
triggers a reaction with itself as it has viable receptors
2
Q
endocrine system
A
long distance signal transfer via blood stream
3
Q
paracrine system
A
short distance, cell to cell
4
Q
how are reactions triggered
A
cells latching onto one another with connecting junctions
5
Q
what are the two ways molecules exit cells
A
they are lipid soluble, leave in vesicles
6
Q
how do molecules spread by direct contact
A
gap junctions in animal cells, plasmodesmata in plant cells
