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
Like any other animal cells, human cells do not have a rigid cell wall. However, human cells have a significant and variable structure to the... View Article
Centrioles are rod-like structures. They are composed of 9 bundles each containing three microtubules. Two centrioles are perpendicularly placed... View Article
There are three types of endocytosis - Cellular eating or phagocytosis takes place when dissolved material enters cells. Plasma membrane... View Article
The transport proteins in the plasma membrane pass solutes such as amino acids, small ions and monosaccharides. These proteins which are involved... View Article
Transport proteins Spends ATP to transfer materials across the membrane. Active transport is when energy is used to provide a passageway for... View Article
The plasma membrane forms the boundary of the cell, separating the internal metabolic contents from the external surroundings. It regulates the... View Article
Cells are the small structural and functional units of living entities, but have a bigger role in the functioning of the body. Several cells... View Article
Exocrine cells - secrete through ducts, such as sweat, mucus, or digestive enzymes. The outcome of these cells directly goes to the organ of... View Article
In this condition, a significant factor of protection is vasoconstriction of blood vessels and skin. This declines the temperature of the surface... View Article
The toxic nitrogenous wastes gather proteins, nucleic acids are disintegrated and used for various requirements. The urinary system eliminates... View Article
All the body systems would suffer from no constant supply of nutrients and energy from the digestive system. The digestive system absorbs... View Article
The lymphatic system has three principal roles. It is involved in the maintenance of tissue and blood volume. The excess fluid that exits the... View Article
