Endocytosis and Exocytosis exam Flashcards

The process of engulfing macromolecules via lipid vesicles to enter the cell.

Phagocytosis, pinocytosis, and receptor-mediated endocytosis.

A type of endocytosis where large solid materials are taken into the cell, also known as cell eating.

A type of endocytosis where small liquid materials are taken into the cell, also known as cell drinking.

A specific form of pinocytosis that uses receptor proteins to bring molecules into the cell.

The process of vesicle fusion with the plasma membrane to release contents into the extracellular space.

Hormones, neurotransmitters, and digestive enzymes.

Vesicles transport large macromolecules into the cell by engulfing them.

Vesicles fuse with the plasma membrane to release their contents outside the cell.

Engulfment and entry into the cell.

Exit from the cell and extracellular space.

Through endocytosis and exocytosis.

Phagocytosis involves solid materials (cell eating), while pinocytosis involves liquid materials (cell drinking).

They specifically bind to molecules to facilitate their entry into the cell.

They are released into the extracellular space.

They are crucial for transporting large biomolecules across cell membranes.

A small membrane-bound bubble that transports molecules within cells.

It uses specific receptor proteins to bind and bring in molecules.

To expel molecules from the cell into the extracellular space.

To bring large molecules into the cell.

It fuses with vesicles to release their contents outside the cell.

It engulfs macromolecules to form vesicles that enter the cell.

Pinocytosis, where the cell takes in liquid materials.

Phagocytosis, where the cell takes in solid materials.

They facilitate the specific uptake of molecules during receptor-mediated endocytosis.

Endocytosis brings molecules into the cell, while exocytosis expels them out.

They transport large molecules across the cell membrane during endocytosis and exocytosis.