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Normally - insulin is a hormone that reduces the amount of glucose in the blood Diabetes - High glucose levels in the blood Type 1 - autoimmune, starts in young people, there is not enough insulin being prod...

Meiosis is a type of cell division that halves the genetic material in cells.it makes haploid gametes (sex cells) Start with 1 diploid cell with two pairs of homologous chromosomes Interphase - Just before m...

Cardiac output is the volume of blood pumped out of the heart every minute. It is made up of: stroke volume and heart rate.Stroke volume is the volume of blood pumped out with each heart beat.Heart rate is h...

The heart is a myogenic muscle, meaning the cells contract with no stimulus. However, this is not sufficient to keep a person alive so the cellular contractions are co-ordinated within the heart and the rate...