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Ultrafiltration is the filtering of blood at the 69000 rmm molecular level. It occurs between the glomerulus and the bowman's capsule in the nephron of the kidney.There are three layers to the filtration;...

This process is called Ventilation and is a required step in aerobic respiration.This process starts with the diaphragm contracting, one also sees the (external) intercostal muscles contract. These contra...

The role of enzymes such as proteases and lipases in the body is to break down proteins and fats respectively during digestion. Proteins are broken down into amino acids and fats are broken down into fatt...

A low level of glucose in the blood will stimulate secretion of glucagon to increase the amount of glucose in the blood. Glucagon causes the liver to release stores of glycogen to be converted to glucose...

During the light dependent reaction, chlorophyll in the chloroplasts within a plant cell will absorb light energy, this will then excite electrons and an electron will be removed from the chlorophyll, onc...