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Simple molecules are able to move through the capillaries down the concentration gradient. An example of this would be oxygen moving from oxygen rich blood into the surrounding muscle. Other molecules are...

Blood is primarily used to transport cells and different substances around the body. It can be divided into 4 categories of components: the blood plasma, trombocytes (platelets), leukocutes (white blood c...

The loop of Henle is made up first of a descending limb and then an ascending limb. The descending limb is permeable to both water and sodium and chloride ions, whereas the ascending limb is impermeable t...

This is a two mark question so we need two points. Firstly doctors should only prescribe antibiotics for a confirmed bacterial infection, antibiotics won't work on viruses and if given may allow commensal...

Cellular Respiration is a three-step process. The Electron Transport Chain (ETC) is the final step of this process, generating majority of the ATP. The first two steps of Glycolysis and Citric Acid Cycle ...