Exocytosis
By Taylor Guarino
What Dose Exocytosis Mean?
Exocytosis is the process by which a substance is released from the cell through a vesicle that transports the substance to the cell surface and then fuses with the membrane to let the substance out.
Examples of Exocytosis
Exocytosis
This picture is showing the process by which the substance is being released from the cell.
Exocytosis
This picture is showing the vesicles leaving the cell.
Exocytosis
This picture is again showing the process of exocytosis.
What is Exocytosis?
Exocytosis is a process that happens when the vesicles are leaving the cell. In this process first the vesicles move up next to the cell membrane, then the cell membrane opens up around the vesicles releasing them out of the cell.
When is Exocytosis Used?
Exocytosis is used when the vesicles inside the cell want to exit.
Sources of Definition.
Text book
Study Guide
Wikipedia
ENDOCYTOSIS AND EXOCYTOSIS
New vocabulary I Learned.
Fusion: The merging of a vesicle with other vesicles.
Intravesicular: Within the blood vescles.
Receptors: Any of various specific protein molecules in surface membranes of cells and organelles to which complementary molecules, as hormones, neurotransmitters, antigens, or antibodies, may become bound.
Other Information.
Think About
exo: means out
cyt: means cell
osis: means process