Chapter 2 (Text) - Control of the Internal Environment

Question 1

____ signalling occurs when a chemical messenger is produced inside a cell that triggers a signaling pathway within the same cell that leads to a specific response

Answer 1

intracrine

Question 2

____ signalling is communication via cell-to-cell contact

Answer 2

juxtacrine

Question 3

____ signalling occurs when a cell produces and releases a chemical messenger into the ECF that acts upon the cell producing the signal

Answer 3

autocrine

Question 4

____ signalling occurs when cells produce signals that act locally on nearby cells to bring about a coordinated response

Answer 4

paracrine

Question 5

____ signalling occurs when some cells release chemical signals (hormones) into the blood, and these hormones are then carried throughout the body. HOWEVER, the cells that respond to the hormone are only cells with a receptor specific to this hormone.

Answer 5

endocrine