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What is ovulation

Ovulation is the cyclical process, in which a female produces ova (eggs) in an ovary (ovarian gland/follicle), and discharges them toward the uterus via a fallopian tube in preparation for conception (about mid-cycle). This process is the underlying function of the menstrual cycle, not the bleeding which actually ends the cycle.

Refers to the killing of some blood cells as a result of chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is different than localized treatments of cancer because it is cytotoxic, or kills some of the blood cells in the body. In chemotherapy treatment, patients are given medication that travels throughout the body and destroys any cancer cells that are present.

How are the nervous system and the endocrine system different

The endocrine system affects cells with certain receptors .

The nervous system can affect only nearby cells

How do fraternal twins form

Some times both ovaries produce individual egg. Then both ovum gets fertilized and Fraternal twins happens

One egg from each ovary is fertilized

What is a longitudinal cohort study

A longitudinal cohort study involves studying a specific group of people over an extended period of time.

How is an HIV infection different from a cold virus infection

HIV attacks helper T cells that are trying to fight infection, rather than attacking healthy body cells like a cold virus does.

HIV attacks lymphocytes directly.

How does the endocrine system affect the excretory system

The endocrine system sends messages using hormones. It delivers messages from the nervous system to the excretory system. It tells the excretory system when the blood is out of balance.

Which of the following is an example of a feedback loop in the body

One gland causes calcium ions to be released; another gland causes them to be absorbed

Which happens to a developing child first

Depends on when you consider it a child. First it's a Zygote, a fertilized egg, and then a blastocyst. Medically it's not a child until it's born. But if we start with embryo you can read all about it in the link below. Someone wrote blood starts pumping and arms starts to develop but that is weeks later.

Blood pumps through the body.

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Rhythmic breathing movements

What is unique about the experimental design of an observational study

Experimental subjects are left free for manipulation

What describes a drug target

The molecule to which a drug binds.

Which is a gamete

A sperm or egg

A fetus has been developing for three months What will happen next

eyes develop

lips start to form

Vocal cords develop.

What is observed in a clinical trial

An actual patient

What term describes an experiment done in a test tube

In vitro (in glass)

How does the polymerase chain reaction make DNA more reliable

It allows scientists to quickly make many copies of DNA

What describes how a vaccine works

it makes the body create memory cells for future infections

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