Chapter 1: Cell-Cell Communication

What form of communication are synaptic vesicles?

Chemical

What features do synaptic communation have?

They have pre synaptic cleft, and the post synaptic neuron. They store neurotransmitters and release them upon binding to the receptors

What happens to the post synaptic neuron?

It receives neurotransmitters and it might get excited, inhibited, or neither

What is the fastest form of chemical communication?

Synaptic

What form of communication is gap junction?

Electrical

What features do gap junctions have?

They allow the direct passage of ions. No receptors and a fluid exchange between cells, which allows them to be synchronized

Fastest form of cell communication in general?

Gap junctions

What form of communication is endocrine?

Chemical

What features do endocrine communication have?

Release hormones through blood stream, every cell gets it, only target cells elicit a response

Slowest form of cell communication in general?

Endocrine

What form of communication is paracrine?

Chemical

What features does paracrine communication have?

Releases signaling ligands that diffuse and bind to nearby cells only, 2nd fastest form

What cell communication has the most prolonged response?

Endocrine