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In our bodies we have a host of cells that make up our immune system. The immune system itself can be divided into the innate and adaptive immune response. If we use an analogy, the innate immune system a...

The process of moving air into and out of your lungs is called ventilation, or breathing. Ventilating the lungs is brought about by the contraction and relaxation of the intercostal muscles and the diaphr...

Mitosis is one of the two types of cell division in eukaryotes. It results in two daughter cells that are identical to the parent cells. The daughter cells have the same alleles in order for the organism'...

Proteins travel to the Golgi Apparatus where they are modified (e.g. glycosylation) and packaged into vesicles. Vesicles then travel to, and fuse with, the cell surface membrane. This causes the release o...

Define stroke volume as the volume of blood expelled by the left ventricle into the aorta per contraction of the heart.Idea that as blood volume in the ventricle increases, this stretches the sarcomeres o...