Unit 4: Cell Communication Flashcards
1
Q
Direct Contact
A
Cell-to-Cell
2
Q
Autocrine Signaling
A
Self-Signaling
3
Q
Paracrine Signaling
A
Nearby Cells
4
Q
Endocrine Signaling
A
Long Distance
(hormones) - travel through circulatory system
5
Q
Growth Factors
A
compounds that stimulate nearby target cells to grow & divde
6
Q
Synaptic Signaling
A
(in nervous system)
neurotransmitters travel across synapse btwn nerve cells to relay message to receiving nerve cell
7
Q
Reception
A
when target cell detects ligand (ligand binds to receptor protein)
8
Q
Transduction
A
converts signal to a from that can be used to produce a cellular response
relay molecules in Signal Transduction Pathway are changed to produce response
9
Q
Response
A
triggered by transduced signal
10
Q
A
