Environmental Justice (Location and Exposure to Health Risks)
Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race,…
AAMC Outline
Action potential
Neural impulses occur when a stimulus depolarizes a cell membrane, prompting an action potential which…
Resting potential: electrochemical gradient
The concentration gradient of ions across the membrane and the membrane permeability to each type…
Adaptive immune system cells
Adaptive immune system cells are the T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes cells that help in…
Innate immune system cells
The innate immune system has specific cells whose job is to recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns.…
Synaptic activity: transmitter molecules
Synaptic transmission is a chemical activity that is involved in the transmission of the impulse…
Neuroendrocrinology ― relation between neurons and hormonal systems
The nervous system directly stimulates endocrine glands to release hormones, which is referred to as…
Function of endocrine system: specific chemical control at cell, tissue, and organ level
A hormone is a chemical released by a cell or a gland in one part…
Initiation, termination co-factors
Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes use additional protein factors, called initiation and termination factors, to help…
Neighborhood Safety and Violence
A variety of factors can contribute to neighborhood safety and violence. Neighborhoods often house people…