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Chapter 6 - Communication & Homeostasis Flashcards

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direct contact communication where chemical and/or electrical signals and diffuse through cytoplasm

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gap junctions

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two direct contact forms of communication between cells

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gap junctions, contact-dependent signals

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direct cell contact communication require interaction between membrane molecules and transfers signals in both directions

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contact-dependent

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cell communication that is a local signal and the ligand is released into the ECF… two methods

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autocrine signals, paracrine signals

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local cell communcation signal that acts on the same cell that secreted them

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autocrine signals

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local cell communication signal that diffuse to act on adjacent cells

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paracrine signals

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neurotransmitters are secreted by blank that diffuse across a blank to the blank cell

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neurons, synapse, target

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diffusion distance of neurotransmitters is blank but the neuron is blank

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short, long

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hormones are secreted by blank glands or cells directly into the blank system

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endocrine, circulatory

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target cells only respond if they have blank for blank

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receptors, ligand

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neurohormones are released by blank directly into the blank…. called blank

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neurons, blood, neuroendocrine

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neurohormones are blank so they travel blank in blood

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polar, fast

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these may act as both local and systemic signals

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cytokines

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all nucleated cells secrete blank following stimuli

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cytokines

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cytokines in development & differentiation is blank

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autocrine/paracrine

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cytokines in stress and inflammation is blank

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paracrine/endocrine

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if ligand has blank then it cannot cross blank on its own so receptors must be on the blank

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charge, membrane, outside

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if ligand is non polar then it can go through the cell blank so the receptor location can be anywhere on the blank of the cell

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membrane, inside

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four types of membrane receptors

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receptor channel (chemically gated ion channels), receptor-enzyme, G protein coupled receptor, integrin receptor

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all membrane receptors begin with a binding to blank

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ligand

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integrin receptor binds to ligand then changes what

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shape of the entire cell

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receptor enzyme binds to ligand which triggers release of blank

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enzyme

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G protein coupled receptor binds to ligand which sends another signal to blank

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something else to perform an action

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receptor channel membrane receptors are the blank

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fastest

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G protein receptors are the blank

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slowest

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all membrane receptors require blank to change ICF environment

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signal transduction

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this occurs in signal transduction where small amounts of ligand have blank cellular effects

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big, amplification

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signal transduction has a blank response to a single ligand, this is called blank

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coordinated, diversification

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overlapping transduction pathways for multiple controls for each response

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redundancy

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G proteins bind to these two nucleotides

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GDP, GTP

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GDP is blank

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inactivated

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GTP is blank

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activated

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amplifier enzymes convert one thing into something that creates…

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another active substance that actually performs a function

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for example… viagra does not cause someone to have erection but once you get one then it takes longer to blank

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go away

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lipid derived paracrine signals produced by the arachidonic acid cascade

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eicosanoids

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eicosanoids are produced by the blank acid cascade

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arachidonic

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these are leukocytes that cause bronchoconstriction

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leukotrienes

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inflammation in tissues caused by

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prostaglandins

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the natural ligand activates a receptor and a direct blank also activates the same receptor

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agonist

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a direct blank blocks receptor activity

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antagonist

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direct agonists and antagonists bind blank to the receptor

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directly

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in signal pathways, there are these two things because receptors can bind to multiple ligands

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specificity/competition

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alpha adrenergic receptors cause blank

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vasoconstriction

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beta adrenergic receptors cause blank

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vasodilation

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both types of adrenergic receptors only bind epinephrine and norepinephrine

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specificity

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epinephrine and norepinephrine compete for same active site

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competition

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alpha receptors have a higher affinity for blank

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norepinephrine

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beta receptors have a higher affinity for blank

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epinephrine

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blank is a more potent vasoconstriction

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norepinephrine

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protein activity at maximum rate and is true for enzymes and receptors

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saturation

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increase in number of receptors

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up-regulation

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up regulation using isoforms can change blank but binding will still be more than normal

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speed

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decrease in number of receptors and decrease in binding affinity

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down regulation

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regulated variable = blank

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parameter

54
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what detects temp in our bodies

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hypothalamus

55
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this is always on but like a dimmer switch

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tonic control

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paracrine and autocrine signals are blank control pathway

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local

57
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synaptic, endocrine, and neuroendocrine control pathway

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reflex

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why is it good to have complex control pathways?

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more steps are like more shock absorbers so the hormone at the end will not vary too much

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The binding of lipophilic messengers, such as steroid hormones, to their receptors triggers

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gene transcription

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forcing an animal to adapt to a certain change in their environment

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acclimation

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two hormones controlling circadian rhythms

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melatonin, cortisol

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slows down metabolic rate

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melatonin

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hormone that prepares body for the day

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cortisol

64
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anticipatory response is called

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