What Are The Connective Tissues Involved In?
Connective tissues conduct several bodily functions. Primarily, it supports and connects other tissues – the connective tissue sheath surrounding muscle... View Article
Connective tissues conduct several bodily functions. Primarily, it supports and connects other tissues – the connective tissue sheath surrounding muscle... View Article
Apocrine secretion accumulates near the apical portion of the cell. This part of cells and their secretory pinch off from... View Article
Exocrine glands based on their mode of secretion, the structure of glands, the shape of ducts, and the nature of... View Article
Translation comprises three main stages – Initiation – occurs with the association of a ribosome to an mRNA transcript Elongation... View Article
The genetic directions applied to establish and maintain an entity are orderly oriented in DNA strands. In the nucleus are... View Article
One of the cytoskeletal filaments is the intermediate filament. It is a filament that is intermediate in thickness between the... View Article
The cytoskeleton forms a network all throughout the cell. It consists of three protein-based filaments, which are intermediate filaments, microfilaments,... View Article
The cytoskeleton forms a complex thread-like network all through the cell. It comprises three kinds of protein-based filaments – intermediate... View Article
Cell membrane comprises two adjoining layers of phospholipids. The lipid tails of a layer facing the lipid tails of the... View Article
Phospholipids are bonds between a phosphorus molecule and a component of a lipid. In structure, they are similar to triglycerides.... View Article
The consumption or creation of water involves two types of chemical reactions – hydrolysis and dehydration. A molecule of water... View Article
A heat sink is an object or substance which absorbs, dissipating heat. However, it does not undergo a related increase... View Article
Radiant energy – it is transmitted and emitted as waves instead of matter. These waves differ in length from the... View Article
Ultrasonography is an imaging technique, it uses the transmittal of sound waves (high-frequency) into the body. This generates an echo... View Article
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive medical imaging technique. The principle is on the phenomenon of nuclear physics, where... View Article
X-rays are a form of high energy electromagnetic rays comprising a short wavelength that can penetrate ionizing gases and solids.... View Article
Serous cavities are of three kinds along with their associated membranes. Pleura – it surrounds lungs in the pleural cavity... View Article
The posterior and anterior cavities are each subdivided into smaller cavities. In the posterior cavity, the cranial cavity comprises the... View Article
Planes are imaginary two-dimensional surfaces passing throughout the body. Commonly, there are three such planes used in medicine and anatomy,... View Article
Positive feedback amplifies a change in the physiological condition of the body rather than reversing it. A variation from the... View Article