In order for fertilization to occur a viable ovum and a fertile sperm must unite. There are three main requirements for a sperm cell to fulfil... View Article
The interventricular septum is the thick wall that separates the heart's lower chambers from each other. The ventricular septum is directed... View Article
Ventricles are a chamber of the heart collecting blood from an atrium, pumping it out of the heart. There are two ventricles - the left ventricle... View Article
Mainly, the clotting proteins are produced in the liver. There are about 12 particles referred to as the clotting factors which are involved in... View Article
Following are the types of Contractions - Isotonic contractions - use of inertia to work or move Isometric contraction - muscles do not... View Article
Ruffini corpuscles are thermoreceptors. They assist in detecting changes in the temperature. The name is derived from Angelo Ruffini. The Ruffini... View Article
Underwater, the hearing threshold and the ability to localize sources of sound are reduced. Here, the speed of sound is faster compared to that... View Article
It is the inability of the brain to make use or sense of some part of the otherwise normal visual stimulus. It is typified by the inability to... View Article
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
