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By inhibiting the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, the neurotransmitter acetylcholine does not get broken down. This causes acetylcholine to build up in the synapse between the motor neurones and muscles of r...

DEFINE: Key words What is a junction, what is a neurone and what is the nervous system? So, the nervous system connects all the nerve cells and fibres which transmit nerve impulses from one part of the bo...

Firstly you have a change away from optimum conditions, for instance a decrease in internal body temperature, which is detected by a receptor. The receptor relays this infromation down the communication p...

This question is quite chemical, and it's important to draw a diagram when answering it during the exam for both yourself and the marker to show a complete understanding of what is going on. Water is made...

Mitosis is used for growth, repair and asexual reproduction whereas meiosis results in the production of gametes needed for sexual reproduction. Mitosis creates 2 cells with diploid chromosomes but meiosi...