Hormonal communication Flashcards
1
Q
What are islets of langerhan?
what do they do?
A
small area of pancreatic tissue
secrete hormones
2
Q
what are acinus cells?
role?
A
exocrine cells that secrete enzymes into ducts
3
Q
what are the three types of cell communication?
A
autocrine
paracrine
endocrine
4
Q
what is an autocrine cell?
A
cell targeting itself
5
Q
what is a paracrine cell?
A
cell targeting a nearby cell
6
Q
whats an endocrine cell?
A
cell that targets a distant cell through the bloodstream
7
Q
how to endocrine cells secrete hormones and how do they bind to the target organ cell surface?
A
travel via bloodstream because chemical messenger
bind to receptors on cell surface
