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Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Anatomy

Function and Structure of Axons: Key to Neurological Disorders Research

Axons Transmit nerve impulses. Axons are long, slender, and tubular extensions of nerve cells that transmit signals or impulses away from the neuron’s cell body to other...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Chemistry

Myelinated Axons and Their Role in Efficient Nerve Impulse Conduction

Myelinated axons White matter Myelinated axons are nerve fibers that are coated in a fatty substance called myelin. This myelin sheath acts as an insulator around the...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Chemistry

Role of Unmyelinated Axons in Peripheral Nervous System – Importance of Saltatory Conduction!

Unmyelinated axons Grey matter Unmyelinated axons are nerve fibers that lack myelin sheaths, which are fatty insulators that surround some axons to speed up the transmission of...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Chemistry

Axon Terminals and Their Vital Role in Neural Signaling and Health

Axon terminals Secrete neurotransmitters in synapse Axon terminals are the small, button-like structures found at the end of axons, which are the elongated nerve fibers that transmit...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Chemistry

Structure and Function of Motor Neurons: Implications for Managing Motor System Disorders

Motorneurons Begin in CNS, exit through spinal cord, end on muscle fibre. Motor neurons are specialized nerve cells that carry signals from the central nervous system (CNS)...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Chemistry

Sensory Neurons: How They Allow us to Sense Our Environment and Respond to Stimuli

Sensory Neurons Begin at sense organ (retina, skin, tongue) convey information to brain, via spinal cord. Sensory neurons, also known as afferent neurons, are specialized neurons that...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Chemistry

Function and Importance of Interneurons in the Nervous System

Interneurons Interposed between other neurons, do much of the computation in the brain. Interneurons are neurons that serve as a communication between sensory neurons and motor neurons....

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Organic Chemistry

Saturated Hydrocarbons: Properties, Formulas, and Applications

Saturated Hydrocarbon Contain only only carbon-to-carbon single bonds. The most chemically inert of all organic compounds. A saturated hydrocarbon is a type of hydrocarbon in which all...