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Map of the Lesson on Cell Communication
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This video, we're going to begin our introduction to cell communication. And so cells of the immune system must be able to communicate with each other in order to coordinate attacks on invading microbes. And so cell communication is critical, especially for the innate scanning systems to be able to detect signs of microbes and to detect signs of host cell damage, as well as for the innate scanning systems to be able to communicate to other cells to alert and activate other immune components. And so down below, notice that we're showing you our map of the lesson on cell communication, which is down below right here. And, specifically focusing on cell communication is down below on the left hand side. And so really there are 3 important components for cell communication, and those three important components are numbered down below right here. And they are cell surface receptors, adhesion molecules, and cytokines. And as we move forward in our course talking more about cell communication, we'll get to talk more about each of these different components in more detail. And so notice we're showing you our map of the lesson on innate immunity. We've already discussed the first line defenses, and we're currently talking about the second line defenses, which, includes the cells of immunity that we talked about in our previous lesson videos. And remember that the second line defenses are broken up into, the scanning systems, which serve to detect signs of microbes and serve as security cameras. And it also includes the innate effectors and the innate effector actions, which act as security soldiers. Now we'll talk about the innate effector actions later in our course. For now we're focusing on the scanning system. So we're going to talk about cell communication first, and the three components of cell communication which, once again are going to be, surface receptors which are going to be these little receptors here that are capable of detecting signs of microbes and things of that nature. It's also going to include adhesion molecules, which once again we'll get to talk more about as we move forward in our course. And it is also going to include cytokines, which once again we'll get to talk more about as we move forward in our course. After we've finished discussing cell communication and all three of these components, then we'll move on to talk about pattern recognition receptors, and then we'll talk about the complement system. And then finally, we'll move on to the innate effector actions. And so this here concludes our brief introduction to cell communication. And once again, we'll be able to talk a lot more about these different components as we move forward in our course. So I'll see you all in our next video.
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Which of the following is a form of cell communication that may be used during an immune response?
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Cells infected with a virus sending signals to prepare neighboring cells for viral infection.
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Electrical signals traveling between the cells of the heart to cause heart muscle contractions.
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Growth hormones signaling to the cells to increase tissue growth.
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Stress hormones triggering the “fight or flight” response in the body.
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