Anatomists find it useful to divide the human body into ten systems, that is, the skeletal system, the muscular system, the circulatory system, the respiratory system, the digestive system, the urinary system, the endocrine system, the nervous system, the reproductive system and the skin. Thepr...
The autonomic nervous system of the body is composed of two branches, the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system is activated during times of stress and is known as the "fight or flight" response. The parasymp...
Lipids guarantee the metabolic energy needed for egg formation and represent the main energy source consumed during embryogenesis. Lipids availability is tightly regulated by a complex network of endocrine signals primarily controlled by the central nervous system (CNS) and associated endocrine glands, ...
aAlthough the pituitary gland is called the master gland, it is actually regulated by other endocrine glands and by the nervous system. The secretion of the hormones of the anterior hypophysis is primarily influenced and controlled by the higher centers in the hypothalamus. Releasing hormones are ...
signaling system is involved in all of these diseases and disorders; hyperactivity of endocannabinoid signaling contributes to excessive intake and storage of high-calorie foods, while endocannabinoid hypoactivity is a risk factor for the development of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress ...
Neuroimmunology is one of the fastest-growing fields in the life sciences, and for good reason; it fills the gap between two principal systems of the organism, the nervous system and the immune system. Although both systems affect each other through bidi
The unique maternal immunological response to the embryo and the notion that defects in early placentation underlie the great complications of pregnancy have focused attention on the therapeutic potential of peri-implantation immunomodulation. On the face of it, the rationale for this approach is very...
Moving swiftly on. My question relates to the concept of Number Needed to Treat (NNT). The NNT is a figure widely used in medicine as an outcome measure. It means how many people do you need to treat ‘T’ to achieve a benefit of some kind. The benefit can be many different things...
- In the human body,the nerve cellis the longest cell. Nerve cells are also called neurons that are found in the nervous system. They can be up to 3 feet long. What is the largest type of blood cell? Monocytesare the largest cells of the blood (averaging 15–18 μm in diameter),...
Exocrine glands are one of the two types of glands. The other type of gland is an endocrine gland. Glands are organs that produce and release a substance. Exocrine glands release substances into a duct or onto external skin. Exocrine gl...