Floaters are also called Muscae Volitantes. These are the deposits of varying shapes and sizes, refractive index, consistency, and motility in... View Article
It is the ability to smell odours that are not actually present. The most common odours are unpleasant smells such as feces, rotting flesh,... View Article
Sore tongue is typically caused by a form of trauma such as eating piping-hot, biting tongue consuming a highly acidic drink or food. The tongue... View Article
The Schwann cells comprise a lipid particle known as myelin in its plasma membrane. When the Schwann cells surround axons, myelin sheath forms.... View Article
In the limbic system, an increased dopamine response leads to schizophrenia. DA (increased dopamine) can be excreted or synthesized in abundance,... View Article
It is a hypothesis that attempts to substantiate that while the LTP expressed and induced postsynaptically, some evidence indicates that it is... View Article
The main properties of NMDA receptor-dependent LTP are - Input specificity - LTP at one synapse do not spread to other synapses once induced.... View Article
It is used to store information for a longer duration. From short-term memory to long-term memory, information is conveyed after a short period... View Article
The cingulate Gyrus is found in the medial side of the brain between the corpus callosum and cingulate sulcus. As of now, not much is known about... View Article
It forms a structure in the limbic system, it is a small almond-shaped structure found deep in the anteroinferior area of the temporal lobe. It... View Article
Based on its electrophysiological traits, neurons can be classified as follows - Bursting or phasic - neurons which fire in bursts are phasic... View Article
Summation is of two types - temporal and spatial. Spatial summation necessitates many excitatory synapses for adding up. Hence, it causes an axon... View Article
The fundamental components of the mammary gland are the alveoli which line with milk-secreting epithelial cells. It is wrapped by myoepithelial... View Article
Cerumen is the medical term for earwax. It is a yellowish substance, waxy in nature which is secreted in the ear canal of many mammals including... View Article
Onychomycosis (an infection of nail fungus) takes place when a fungus infects one or more of one's nails. Typically, it starts as a yellow or... View Article
Ingrown nails or Onychocryptosis can either affect the toes or the fingers. In this state, the nail cuts into one or both sides of the nail bed.... View Article
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP) and Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) are two vital cofactors present in cells. The... View Article
There are three types of cell junctions - Desmosomes - protein attachments between adjacent cells. It bears a disc-shaped structure in plasma... View Article
