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Which mechanisms control the homeostasis of blood sugar levels in the human body? How do these regulate the concentration of sugar in the blood?

The homeostasis of blood sugar levels in controlled via a careful balance of hormonal secretions leading to an increase of blood sugar concentation when needed. when the blood sugar concentration is too high...
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Explain the neuromuscular junction

Action potential causes depolarisation in the presynaptic bulb, this causes voltage-gated calcium channels to open. This causes vesicles containing the neurotransmitter acetycholine to move and fuse with the...
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What is a synapse and how is information passed through it?

A synapse is a receptor that detects
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How are action potentials propagated across cholinergic synapses?

In order for action potentials to travel to their intended destination they must cross synapses . These synapses are the spaces between neurones' axon terminals and other neurones' dendrites . In the case of...
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What is the structure of DNA?

DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid and is the basic unit of the genetic material that is housed in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells. DNA was first visualised by Watson and Crick, who described it as having ...
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