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Which of the following Endocrine signaling.
signaling types is used to
transmit ligands to their
target cells over long
distances, using the
circulatory system as a
transport medium?
1. Autocrine signaling
2. Endocrine signaling
3. Direct cell-to-cell
signaling
4. Paracrine signaling
5. Synaptic signaling
Explain why a steroid Steroid hormones are hydrophobic. They would require
hormone would require a a carrier protein to carry it through the blood because it
carrier protein to transport is considered hydrophilic.
it through the bloodstream.
, Each of the following is Receptors in each family are classified by their location
true regarding cellular in the body.
receptors except:
1. Receptors in each family
are classified by their
location in the body.
2. Most receptors are
located on the outside of a
cell, anchored in the
plasma membrane.
3. Cell surface receptors
contain an extracellular
region, intracellular region,
and a hydrophobic region
in the plasma membrane.
4. Intracellular receptors
are located in the cell's
cytoplasm.
Hormones, peptides, sugars, and other hydrophobic
molecules.
List TWO specific examples
of cellular ligands.
So calcium and female sex hormones would classify as
ligands.
Fill in the Blank: 1. Molecules
2. Enzymes
Transduction is the chain of
___________ and intracellular
___________ that relay signals
inside of a cell.