Endocrinology

Question 1

Autocrine signaling

Answer 1

Hormones bind to a receptor on gland cells which induces a cell response. Gland cell releases hormones which then bind to their cell of origin to cause a cell response

Question 2

Paracrine signaling

Answer 2

Large quantities of hormones are released to trigger a cell

Question 3

Endocrine signaling

Answer 3

Hormones get pumped through the blood vessels and bind to cell receptors