Search Results

Central Nervous System Animation

By: Administrator, Views: 10832

Consists of the brain and spinal cord. CNS receives impulses from throughout the body processes the information responds with an appropriate action Brain and spinal cord can be divided into: gray matter (unsheathed cell bodies and true dendrites) white matter (myelinated nerve fibers) ...

Embryonic development - Week 3

By: HWC, Views: 7751

Week 3 (gastrulation) • Three primary germ layers are formed which provide cells for organ formation in the following months. • These germ cell layers are formed by a process known as gastrulation, which involves rearranging epiblast cells. • As cells from the epiblast migrate, a fain...

Morphology of a tomato plant

By: HWC, Views: 2242

The bulk of the plant body is comprised of ground tissue. Vascular tissue threads through the ground tissue. It distributes water, solutes, and organic substances through the plant body. Dermal tissue covers and protects the surfaces of the root and shoot systems.

Olfaction. or the sense of smell

By: HWC, Views: 5140

Do you ever wonder how you can distinguish thousands of different odors? Olfaction. or the sense of smell, is used by all mammals to navigate, find food, and even find mates. We have millions of olfactory receptors for smelling in our nose. These receptor neurons bind water-soluble or volatil...

Introduction to Macular Degeneration

By: Administrator, Views: 10595

Macular degeneration An incurable, age-related, progressive eye disease that affects more than 10 million Americans. Leading cause of blindness for those ages 55 and older. Macular degeneration For the first time, researchers have linked gene defects to macular degeneration. Could lead to ...

Non-specific disease resistance mechanisms & Skin's defense barriers

By: HWC, Views: 7703

• Non-specific disease resistance acts quickly to fight a wide variety of invaders. • Mechanisms include: • Barriers • Antimicrobial substances • Cellular defenses • Inflammation • Fever Barriers - types • Physical and chemical bathers prevent invasion by micro...

Bone tissue types - compact and spongy

By: HWC, Views: 7797

Bone tissue types • There are two types of bone tissue: compact and spongy. • All the bones of the skeleton have both kinds of bone tissue. • Compact (dense) bone • Arranged in osteons (Haversian systems), units of lamellae laid down in adjoining series of concentric rings. • P...

Bone processes - resorption and deposition, remodeling and response to stress in adult bones

By: HWC, Views: 7918

• The process of remodeling bone tissues involves bone cells resorbing or depositing minerals into bone tissue. • During resorption, bone cells break down bone tissue and release calcium and other minerals for use by other cells in the body. • Bone cells also rebuild bone tissue by depo...

Atrophy

By: Administrator, Views: 10556

Atrophy is the partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body. Causes of atrophy include mutations (which can destroy the gene to build up the organ), poor nourishment, poor circulation, loss of hormonal support, loss of nerve supply to the target organ, excessive amount of apoptosis of c...