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(Background) A reflex is a sudden, unconscious and involuntary response to a stimuli. It occurs through 3 different types of neurones or nerve cells: 1) The stimulus (heat, pain, light) is detected through a...

The presynaptic part of both junctions are both almost identical, although different neurotransmitters can be used depending on location and function. Acetylcholine is usually found in neuromuscular junction...

The action potential arrives at the axon terminal 2) Voltage-gated Ca2+ channels open 3) Ca2+ enters the presynaptic neurone 4) Ca2+ signals to neurotransmitter vesicles 5) Vesicles move to the membrane and ...

Structurally these molecules are very similar with a few differences. They are both made up of monomers called nucleotides. Nucleotides simply refer to nitrogenous bases, pentose sugar together with the phos...

Artificial life, also known as synthetic life, is life that is created from scratch. In order for it to be considered life, it should have a membrane which is capable of self-assembly and able to form compar...