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There are a few differences that you can use to tell apart or describe these types of cells. The first distinguishing feature is whether the cell is eukaryotic or prokaryotic - this helps to separate bacteri...

Both eukaryotes and prokaryotes are types of living cell. The types of cell you normally consider in the animal body are eukaryotes. They have a cell membrane around the outside, with a nuceus in its own mem...

The biggest difference between the two is that the nervous system uses electrical impulses to send signals through neurones, whereas the hormonal system uses chemical messengers transported into blood plasma...

Homeostasis is the maintenance of the internal environment to a constant state, despite changes to the external environment. Examples of conditions in the body which must be kept constant include body temper...

Macrophages are simply monocytes that reside in tissues, rather than blood. In histology, monocytes appear bean shaped, whereas macrophages are just large with fluffy edges.