Why Are Coupled Processes Important to Living Things?

Q: What is it about the presence of Deltathat keeps adjacent cells oscillating in synchrony?

A: Delta-Notch signalling refers to a conserved cell signalling generally found in animals. It is…

Q: How Cells Talk to One Another ?

A: The cell can be defined as the smallest unit of life. Cells are often known as the "building blocks…

Q: What does a transporter protein do at a synapse? a. It carries neurotransmitter molecules from the…

A: A neurotransmitter does not stay at the postsynaptic membrane. If it stays, it continues to excite…

Q: Multiple sclerosis is a demyelinating disease affecting the central nervous system. What type of…

A: The nervous system is the control system of our body and it consists of neurons. The neurons receive…

Q: What is one reason why most neurons are amiotic?

A: Neurons or nerve cells are cells within the nervous system that transmit information to other nerve…

Q: What is the main job of neurogenesis? And what are its benefits?

A: The nervous system is defined as the complex and highly organized network of nerves and cells,…

Q: Which type of neuron, based on its shape, is bestsuited for relaying information directly from one…

A: Neurons are the structural and functional unit of the brain. They involved in sensory signal…

Q: Why doesn’t an action potential that is propagated down an axon go in the reverse direction

A: Introduction Neurons are the small cells or units which are responsible for conducting electrical…

Q: what is and are emergent properties?

A: In nature, the emergent properties occur at each and every level of biological organization.  This…

Q: Do cells talk to each other?

A: for a multicellular organism to function properly, the cells must communicate with each other so…

Q: What are the two components of a two-component system? What is the role of each component?

A: The communication between cells occurs by cell signalling mechanisms. Different organisms use…

Q: What is the purpose of feedback loops in the body?

A: A system where the output is routed back as inputs into the system thus forming a closed circuit is…

Q: How would nervous system function be affected if both the presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons at…

A: The synaptic vesicles are missing toward the end of neuron and subsequently postsynaptic neuron…

Q: neuron, based on its shape, is best suited for relaying information directly from one neuron to…

A: Answer - Bipolar cell

Q: What do you mean by neurofilaments?

A: Cytoskeleton proteins are composed of cytoskeleton, flagella, or cilia. These are generally polymers…

Q: How do ions relate to neurons, membrane potential, and thoughts?

A: There are various ions present in our body which have different roles to play. Our extracellular…

Q: What is mitochondrion in neuron?

A: Introduction: Mitochondria is one of the organelles present in the cell. It is known as the…

Q: What is the polarized membrane state? How is it maintained? (Note the relative roles of both passive…

A: The polarized membrane state is the resting membrane potential in which there is a potential…

Q: What do you mean by Microfilaments and Actin Structures

A: Skeletal muscles provide movements of the body by muscle contraction, such as walking, and running.…

Q: What is the function of myelin sheaths? Where are they found?

A: The nervous system is the network of neurons and nerve fibers that functions to transmit nerve…

Q: Nobel Prize winning scientist James D. Watson is known for his work in which area?

A: The term 'Biology" can be split as "Bio", which means "Life" and "logy" meaning "Study of life".…

Q: In the nervous system, there are both electrical synapses, which pass electrical signals quickly and…

A: The nervous system is responsible for the control and coordination of the parts of the body. The…

Q: One important structure of a neuron is

A: Neurons are the cells in our nervous system that are responsible for nerve impulse propagation.…

Q: Discuss the physiological applications of colligative properties.

A: In biochemistry, Colligative properties is the property of a solution which depends on the ratio of…

Q: Why Living Organisms Respond to Stimuli ?

A: Determining what constitutes a living object is a challenging task, as is defining "life"—the…

Q: What the gap between two neurons is called?

A: The neuron is also known as the nerve cell, the main component of the neural system. The millions…

Q: what is Lifetime ?

A: Life refers to the to a system that has the capacity of performing functions includes breathing,…

Q: There are several different neurotransmitter system in the brain.why do you think there is such…

A: Neurotransmitters are the chemical messengers that transmit action potential between neurons or from…

Q: As humans, we are innately interested in how our bodies and minds work. One question that has been…

A: Thoughts are often known as thinking which encircles a flow of associations as well as ideas that…

Q: What are the three major pathways of information flow within the cell?

A: In 1958 Francis Crick proposed an idea of central dogma. He described that the central dogma is a…

Q: how many molecules of neurotransmitter are in a synaptic vesicle?

A: Neurotransmitters are specific signalling molecules that are responsible for synaptic transmission…

Q: What kind of membrane proteins trigger a change in cellular activity in response to a stimulus?

A: Introduction:- Membrane proteins are embedded in lipid bilayer and perform many functions important…

Q: Why is it that some cells can produce action potentials and others cannot?

A: The "fire" is sometimes said to be a neuron that emits an action potential, or nerve impulse.…

Q: What adaptive advantage do synapses provide in nervoussystems (i.e., why isn’t the nervous system…

A: In the nervous system of a human being, the term synapse is used for denoting a structure…

Q: Do you know why the membrane of a neuron is polarised?

A: A neuron or nerve cell is an "electrically excitable cell" that receives an electrical impulse and…

Q: What is a synaptic vesicle? It is a membrane-bound package of neurotransmitters located in the…

A: The synaptic vesicles store various neurotransmitters that are released at the synapse. The release…

Q: What do you mean by neuron?

A: The nervous system is a system of nerve centers and nerves in humans or animals, including the…

Q: What is the role of dynamin in recycling synaptic vesicles? What evidence supports this?

A: GTP bonding protein, also referred to as G protein. G protein is found in eukaryotic cells and is…

Q: The gap between two neurons is called……?

A: Neurons are nerve cells responsible for transferring signals in the form of chemical and electrical…

Q: Why are neurons organized into neuronal pools?

A: The nervous system is structured in a hierarchical or ladder-like manner. Neurons work in groups…

Learning and memory

Learning is defined as a relatively permanent and irreversible adaptive change in behavior. It always results from experience. The ability of an organism to store and recall the effects, sensations, and knowledge gained through learning and experience is called memory.