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What is homeostasis? The term homeostasis was coined by Cannon and this term is derived from ‘homoios’ meaning similar and ‘stasis’ meaning position. It is defined as the maintenance of a nearly constant internal environment of the cell in the…
Properties of the Synapse The properties of the synapse or synaptic transmissions are the following: Law of convergence and divergence Law of forward conduction Synaptic delay Summation Occlusion Subliminal Fringe Synaptic inhibition Feedback inhibition/ Renshaw cell inhibition Synaptic facilitation Synaptic…
What are synapse and synaptic transmission? Synapse and synaptic transmission steps: The junction between two neurons is called Synapse. And these are the junctions where the axon or some other portion of one nerve cell (the presynaptic cell) terminates on…
Properties of Skeletal muscles There are the following properties of skeletal muscles shown below; Excitability Stretchability Contractility Load velocity relationship Length tension relationship Summation of contraction Staircase Phenomenon or treppe Tetanization &, Post-tetanic potentiation Excitability It is the ability of…
What are basal ganglia? Basal ganglia is a huge subcortical mass of the grey matter in the cerebral hemisphere of the brain, derived from the telencephalon. The basal ganglia include the caudate nucleus, lentiform nucleus (putamen and globus pallidus), amygdaloid…
What is the physiology of the pain? Pain (physiology of the pain) is defined as a stimulus that can capable of damaging or causing harm to the tissue is a nociceptive stimulus and the sensation elicited is called nociception which…
What is shock? Shock is defined as characterized by systemic hypoperfusion of tissues, caused by diminished cardiac output or by reduced effective circulating blood volume. “or“ It is a pathological process that results from inadequate tissue perfusion, leading to cellular…
