In many ways cells communicate the way human communicate with each other. Define the following forms of human communication by classifying them as pararine, endocrine and/or synaptic signaling:
A telephone conversation
Talking to people at a cocktail party
a radio announcement
talking to oneself
Originally posted by wormerAre these exam questions?
In many ways cells communicate the way human communicate with each other. Define the following forms of human communication by classifying them as pararine, endocrine and/or synaptic signaling:
A telephone conversation
Talking to people at a cocktail party
a radio announcement
talking to oneself
Originally posted by wildgrassThese are obviously homework questions...I must say wildgrass you are doing a great job at answering them. Too bad for this poster is learning absolutely nothing. Wormer: You could at least try to ask about the parts you are not understanding, as oposed to just outright asking the entire question as posed. I mean come'on...
Are these exam questions?
Originally posted by wormera cell produces a signal to induce changes in nearby cells
In many ways cells communicate the way human communicate with each other. Define the following forms of human communication by classifying them as pararine, endocrine and/or synaptic signaling:
A telephone conversation
Talking to people at a cocktail party
a radio announcement
talking to oneself
paracrine factors diffuse over a relatively short distance (local action)
endocrine factors (hormones which travel considerably longer distances via the circulatory system)
a synapse[1] is a structure that permits a neuron (or nerve cell) to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another neuron
So! Self-talk, people-talk, phone-talk, radio-speak. Synaptic, paracrine, endocrine, and then we need another babble word? I don't see how any of this is useful. 🙁
Originally posted by apathistthanks you for the explination. I forghot that autocrine was an option as well. It all makes sense now
a cell produces a signal to induce changes in nearby cells
paracrine factors diffuse over a relatively short distance (local action)
endocrine factors (hormones which travel considerably longer distances via the circulatory system)
a synapse[1] is a structure that permits a neuron (or nerve cell) to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another neuron ...[text shortened]... ine, endocrine, and then we need another babble word? I don't see how any of this is useful. 🙁