All living organisms require a few fundamental elements like food, water, and air to support their life. On a daily basis, we ensure these elements by eating, drinking and breathing. In order to utilize these elements in our body cells, they need…
Q1 What do you mean by human anatomy? Anatomy is the study of the structure of an object. Human anatomy deals with the way the parts of humans interact to form a functional unit. Q2 What do you understand by…
About Human Body If we were to “break apart” the human body at the microscopic level, then the cell would constitute its most basic unit. The average adult has somewhere between 30 – 40 trillion cells, and an estimated 242…
What is ELISA? Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay is known as ELISA. It uses antibodies to detect the presence of certain proteins in the sample. ELISA is used as a diagnostic tool. Q2 What is hay fever? Hay fever is the allergic…
Immunology Definition “The study of the immune system, the cell-mediated and humoral aspects of immunity and immune responses.” Immunology is a branch of biology involved with the study of the immune system, components of the immune system, its biological processes, the…
The human brain controls nearly every aspect of the human body ranging from physiological functions to cognitive abilities. It functions by receiving and sending signals via neurons to different parts of the body. The human brain, just like most other mammals, has…
The study of animal life is ancient, but its scientific incarnation is relatively modern. Until the comparative anatomical study on morphographs by Hunter and Cuvier, the modern areas of zoological investigations have occurred. Gradually zoology expanded behind the comparative anatomy…
Zoology is the branch of biology concerned with the study animals and animal kingdom. It is also known as animal biology. The study of zoology includes the interaction of animal kingdom in their ecosystems such as classification, habits, structure, embryology, distribution, evolution, and…
Q1 Define medical microbiology. Medical microbiology can be defined as a branch of microbiology that deals with the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. Q2 What is the golden era of microbiology? The time between 1850 to 1915 is…
There are various different branches of microbiology and these include the following: 1. Bacteriology- The study of bacteria 2. Mycology –The study of fungi 3. Phycology- The study of photosynthetic eukaryotes. (Algae- Seaweed) 4. Protozoology – The study of protozoa (Single-celled eukaryotes) 5.…