Question

In order to maintain homeostasis, the cells of the body need to communicate with each other. In the nervous system, adjacent cells communicate with each other via chemical messengers released at the synaptic cleft. This is an example of:

Group of answer choices

direct intercellular communication

indirect intercellular communication

endocrine signaling

none of these answers is correct

direct linkup of cells’ surface markers

Answer 1

Answer

Option B) Indirect intercellular communication

• There are two types of intercellular communications :
  • Direct - The cells are connected to each other by cellular junctions
  • Indirect - The cells are not connected to each other.
• Indirect intercellular communication involves release of a chemical messenger that binds to the target cell receptors.
• Neurons release neurotransmitter in the symaptic cleft. Neurotransmitter binds to its receptor on post-synaptic neuron in order to transmit the impulse.