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Question 1

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The known inter-cellular information systems are:
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  • a) chemical and electrical;
  • b) mechanical, chemical, and electrical;
  • c) biochemical.

Question 2

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Of the following inter-cellular communication systems, which one is distributed throughout the entire organism?
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  • a) the chemical;
  • b) the mechanical;
  • c) the electrical.

Question 3

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. The information carriers of the chemical inter-cellular communication are:
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  • a) receptors;
  • b) signaling molecules;
  • c) synaptic cleft.

Question 4

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Endocrine system communication belongs to the class of: ;
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  • a) mechanical inter-cellular communication;
  • b) chemical inter-cellular communication
  • c) electrical inter-cellular communication.

Question 5

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Which of the following functions is not characteristic for receptors?
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  • a) secretion of signaling molecules;
  • b) activation of second messenger systems;
  • c) transmembrane signal transduction.

Question 6

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Membrane receptors are:
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  • a) information signaling molecules;
  • b) vesicles filled with neurotransmitters;
  • c) element of the chemical information system of the body.

Question 7

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Are signaling molecules specific to given receptors?
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  • a) not specific;
  • b) specific, but not uniquely specific;
  • c) they are uniquely specific.

Question 8

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Is it possible for a given receptor to interact with multiple different signaling molecules?
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  • a) no, because a given receptor interacts only with one type of ligand;
  • b) yes, because any given receptor can interact with all ligands;
  • c) yes, a given receptor can interact with several signaling molecules, with similar structure.

Question 9

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Is it possible for a given type of signaling molecule to interact with multiple types of receptors?
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  • a) not possible;
  • b) a given signaling molecule can activate all membrane receptors;
  • c) its common for a ligand to interact with several types of receptors.

Question 10

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What are the functions of second messengers?
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  • a) they carry the information from receptors to cellular effectors or to cyclic cascades that amplify the signal;
  • b) they interact with first messengers (signaling molecules) in the extracellular fluid, and carry the information to receptors;
  • c) they interact with membrane receptors from the intracellular side and cause secondary activation of receptor proteins.

Question 11

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To decrease the inflow of extracellular information, cells use the following mechanism:
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  • a) migration toward locations with smaller information inflow;
  • b) passing the information overflow to neighbouring cells;
  • c) decreasing the number of membrane receptors, responsible for the specific information.

Question 12

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Which of the following structures is an integral part of the chemical information system?
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  • a) membrane receptors;
  • b) DNA molecules;
  • c) actin molecules.

Question 13

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Desensitisation of a receptor is the condition where:
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  • a) the cell does not synthesise a sufficient number of given type of receptors;
  • b) activated receptors generate less than the usual number of second messengers;
  • c) there is a structural degradation of membrane receptors.

Question 14

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The principle of recognition between ligands and receptors is called:
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  • a) complementarity;
  • b) bifocal;
  • c) positive-negative match;

Question 15

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The neurotransmitter acetylcholine activates:
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  • a) nicotinic and muscarinic receptors;
  • b) nicotinic receptors;
  • c) muscarinic receptors.

Question 16

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Atropin is:
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  • a) muscarinic agonist;
  • b) muscarinic antagonist;
  • c) nicotinic agonist.

Question 17

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Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) function as:
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  • a) ligand-gated Ca2+ ion pumps;
  • b) voltage-gated Na+ channels;
  • c) ligand-gated Na+ channels.

Question 18

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Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) function as:
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  • a) G-protein;
  • b) second messenger (intracellular);
  • c) first messenger (inter-cellular).

Question 19

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The second messenger molecule that opens calcium channels on the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum is:
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  • a) inositol triphosphate (IP3);
  • b) diacylglycerol (DAG);
  • c) cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP).

Question 20

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What is the function of the membrane receptors?
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  • a) transduce information from extra- into intra-cellular space;
  • b) transfer protein molecules from extra- into intra-cellular space;
  • c) induce phase transitions in membrane lipid molecules.

Question 21

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Receptors are characterised with:
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  • a) high-affinity, high-specificity, and reversible bonding to signaling molecules;
  • b) high-affinity, low-specificity, and reversible bonding to signaling molecules;
  • c) high-affinity, high-specificity, and irreversible bonding to signaling molecules.

Question 22

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Which of the following is a necessary condition for direct electrical communication between cells?
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  • a) cells must be of the same type;
  • b) cells must be submerged in electrolyte solution;
  • c) cellular membranes must be connected.

Question 23

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Connexons (gap junctions) allow for:
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  • a) electrical communication between cells;
  • b) chemical and electrical communication between cells;
  • c) chemical communications between cells.

Question 24

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Which of the following terms dos not refer to a type of inter-cellular communication?
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  • a) paracrine;
  • b) autocrine;
  • c) endogenic.

Question 25

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Receptors are not:
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  • a) membrane structures;
  • b) cytosol proteins;
  • c) extracellular structures.

Question 26

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Membrane receptors connected to G – proteins, are large proteins that cross the membrane lipid bilayer:
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  • a) 7 times;
  • b) once;
  • c) different number times, depending on the receptor.

Question 27

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Upon activation by a ligand, receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) will:
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  • a) activate Ca2+ ion channels;
  • b) auto-phosphorylate and trigger cytosolic signaling cascade;
  • c) depolarise the membrane and cause action potential.

Question 28

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. Receptors of the cellular membrane are:
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  • a) lipids or glycolipids;
  • b) proteins or glycoproteins;
  • c) polymeric carbohydrate.

Question 29

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Which of the following receptors do not get activated by acetylcholine?
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  • a) muscarinic receptors;
  • b) nicotinic receptors;
  • c) tyrosine receptors.

Question 30

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Which of the following types of complementarity is not present between membrane receptors and ligand molecules?
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  • a) spatial;
  • b) magnetic;
  • c) electric.

Question 31

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Can action potentials be used for inter-cellular signaling?
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  • a) no, action potentials do not travel through the extracellular medium;
  • b) yes, all cells use action potentials for communications;
  • c) yes, some cell types use it (neurons, visceral smooth muscles, cardiac muscles).

Question 32

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When acetylcholine bonds to a muscarinic cholinergic receptor of the membrane of smooth muscles, the following ions are released into the cells:
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  • a) sodium ions;
  • b) calcium ions;
  • c) potassium ions.

Question 33

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According to their interaction with the membrane, receptors are:
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  • a) transmembrane (integral) proteins;
  • b) surface membrane (integral) proteins;
  • c) proteins diffusing through the membrane.

Question 34

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When acetylcholine bonds to a nicotinic cholinergic receptor, the following membrane channel is opened:
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  • a) Na+ ion channel;
  • b) G-protein coupled channel;
  • c) Ca2+ ion channel.

Question 35

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Signaling molecules that bond to receptors are called:
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  • a) first messenger or ligand;
  • b) second messenger;
  • c) cellular effector.

Question 36

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Which of the following functions is characteristic for the receptors:
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  • a) they recognise the complimentary ligands but allow docking only when the cell needs the carried information;
  • b) upon recognition, they allow docking of the type of signaling molecules that are required by the current needs of the cell;
  • c) they interact with complimentary ligands on probabilistic principles (the higher the concentration the higher the chance of interaction).

Question 37

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What is the first process that follows the docking of a ligand to a receptor?
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  • a) change of the conformation state of the ligand;
  • b) change of the conformational state of the receptor;
  • c) the receptor updating its status on facebook.
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