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menstrual cycle and contraceptive pills

FSH it causes an egg to mature in an ovaryit stimulates the ovaries to release the hormone oestrogen. Oestrogen it stops FSH being produced - so that only one egg matures in a cycleit stimulates the pituitar...
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Describe briefly the role of tRNA and mRNA in the translation process

mRNA is produced from the transcription of DNA in the nucleus. Afte splicing has occured to remove non coding introns from the pre-mRNA, the mRNA leaves the nucleus via nuclear pores. Moving to a ribosome, t...
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Name two types of effectors in the body, and the response that effector makes

Muscle - it contracts Gland - it secretes hormones
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What is a cholinergic synapse?

All synapses are junctions between neurones and cells. Neurotransmitters are released from the presynaptic neurone into the synaptic cleft, and then they bind to the postsynaptic membrane and stimulate actio...
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What's the difference between a Synapse and a Neuromuscular Junction?

The two are very similar! A synapse is a junction between a Neurone and the next cell. A neuromuscular junction is a kind of synapse, one that occurs between Motor Neurones and Muscle cells . Action potentia...
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