Ultrastructure of the Glomerulus and Bowman's Capsule Introduction to kidney structure Humans have two kidneys, which remove waste products from the blood and maintain the blood's balance of water ...
Organisms & Osmolarity in the Environment Living organisms need to maintain a safe balance of water and solutes in their cells Failure to maintain this balance will mean that an organism's cell...
Analysing Muscle Contractions in Electron Micrographs Many biological structures are too small to be seen by the naked eye Optical microscopes are an invaluable tool for scientists as they allow fo...
Annotating the Human Elbow The human elbow is an articulated synovial joint which means that it is a junction where two moving bones meet encapsulated in synovial fluid It consists of several compo...
Sliding Filament Model The thick filaments within a myofibril are made up of myosin molecules These are fibrous protein molecules with a globular head The fibrous part of the myosin molecule anchor...
Skeletal Muscle Fibres: Structure Muscles in the body that are attached to the skeleton and aid movement are called skeletal muscles Other muscle types include: Cardiac muscle which is found in the...
Bones & Exoskeletons The effective movement of the human body requires both muscle and an incompressible skeleton Bones and exoskeletons provide anchorage for muscles and act as levers Mammals ...
Analysing Epidemiological Data Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and incidence of diseases in the population and the associated or contributory risk factors It has contributed to our un...
Creating Hybridoma Cells Introduction Monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) are artificially produced antibodies produced from a single B cell clone The hybridoma method is used to make monoclonal antibodie...
