Digestion begins as soon as one puts food in the mouth. Chewing breaks down the food into smaller bits which increases the surface area made... View Article
Winter dormancy is a common sight in plants of colder climates to withstand frost. Such plants tend to stiffen by the production of organic... View Article
Plants under flooded conditions are asphyxiated because of low oxygen levels. In the absence of enough oxygen, the roots fail to aerobically... View Article
In the stomach, gas is commonly caused when one swallows air. All of us swallow small quantities of air while drinking and eating. But, rapidly... View Article
It is also referred to as indigestion or upset stomach, a state of impaired digestion. Dyspepsia can further be classified into two groups -... View Article
It does so in the following manner - The enteric nervous system is a local system of nerves present in the gut wall which is triggered by the... View Article
Small intestine provides a huge surface area packed into a smaller space. The interior surface of the small intestine shrinks into folds which... View Article
Peristaltic movements of the large intestine in comparison with that of the small intestine are sluggish. Typically it takes 18-24 hours for the... View Article
Hydrochloric acid causes the contents of the stomach to be extremely acidic reducing the pH level to 2 relative to the neutral level of pH 7.... View Article
It is a muscular movement that takes place in the small intestine, dividing and mixing the chyme by alternating backwards and forward movement of... View Article
As the target cells could be present anywhere through the body, one single hormone could change the metabolic activities of many organs and... View Article
In order to effectively function, every cell in the body should communicate with its neighbours and with tissues and cells in far positions of... View Article
The bones of the body can be categorized as follows - Flat bones - have broad surfaces to protect organs and attach muscles (for instance -... View Article
The interaction of the skeletal system and muscular systems carry out body movements. As a result, they are usually grouped together as the... View Article
The deeper part of the dermis is referred to as the reticular region (layer). It comprises irregular, dense, connective tissue which contains the... View Article
In keratinization, newly formed cells in the basal layers experience a developmental process as it is pushed to the surface. With the relocation... View Article
Vitamin D are a closely related compound. The synthesis of this vitamin starts when the precursor molecules are activated in the skin by the UV... View Article
Skin is an organ as it comprises different tissues which come together to perform dedicated and specific functions. Skin is considered to be the... View Article
It involves the formation of genetically identical individuals. When this happens together, the cluster is referred to as a clone. Either the... View Article
Rose plants are reproduced by means of cuttings from branches or stems in the following way - Sample from a branch with a node is snipped... View Article
