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How does the pancreas control blood sugar levels?

In humans, the pancreas can sometimes be described as an endocrine gland. This means it releases some of its substances staight into the bloodstream; this is the mechanism used to secrete the hormones contro...
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What are the main stages stages of mitosis?

IPMAT(C) Interphase - normal cell growth (non mitotic) Prophase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase Cytokinesis (cytoplasm division)
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How do i approach a long answer question in order to gain full marks?

My approach is to break down the question. In the case of long answer- questions, examiners want to firstly know that you understand a question before answering. Let's use the following example: Explain how ...
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What is the importance of aerobic respiration?

Aerobic repiration produces ATP whilst recycling NAD. NAD recycling to NAD+ is important in glycolysis, an anaerobic respiratory process.
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Excessive dopamine causes schizophrenia. A drug used to treat schizophrenia binds to dopamine receptors in synapses. This binding does not lead to Action potentials. How can the drug used to treat schizophrenia bind to the same receptor as dopamine?

Schizophrenia is caused by excessive dopamine production, which leads to an increase in generation of action potentials at the post synaptic membrane. Drugs used to treat schizophrenia must block binding of ...
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