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Depolarisation of the membrane in a myelinated neurone occurs in gaps between the schwann cells of the myelin sheath known as nodes of Ranvier. During depolarisation of the membrane at a node there is an ...

The pancreas is located in the central abdomen and is responsible for a variety of endocrine and exocrine functions. 

Its endocrine (into blood) functions include the release of insulin (to control...

In the lower course of the river, meanders (bends in the river) form when water is moving faster on one side of the channel than the other. The greater energy of the faster moving water causes lateral (ho...

The high concentration of glucose in the blood is detected by the pancreas. Beta cells in the pancreas secrete insulin and the alpha cells cease production of glucagon. The insulin binds to specific recep...

Medicine, or any other profession within the medical field, is beyond the academics. Yes, you need to be academically driven and show high academic capabilities but what differentiates one candidate from ...