Biology Questions

True, Stress is a factor that contributes to heart disease risk.

More factors that contributes to heart disease risk are blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking, physical inactivity and overeating.

The basic unit of the nervous system is the Neurons.

The neuron is a single nerve cell, and you have billions of them.

There are three basic types of neurons::

1. Association,

2. Afferent  and

3. Efferent.

The association neurons comprise the central nervous system (CNS) that is the brain and spinal cord.

The afferent neurons are also known as the sensory neurons, they bring the stimuli from the sensors (e.g., skin, eyes, ears) to the CNS.

The efferent neurons are also known as motor neurons, they bring the responses from the brain to the muscles and the glands.

The oval window is connected directly to scala vestibuli.

The purines are bases in the DNA. The two purines in DNA are Adenine and Guanine. These two purines forms hydrogen bonds with their complimentary pyrimidines such as Thymine and Cytosine to keep the two rails of the DNA molecule together.

Sugar is a component of Carbohydrates.

Deficiency of Iodine cause Goiter also called Enlarged Thyroid. It doesn't give any pain but difficult to swallow and breath are its causes.

The kidneys are stimulated to produce renin by a decrease in the blood pressure.

The renin-angiotensin system or RAS regulates blood pressure and fluid balance in the body. When blood volume or sodium levels in the body are low, or blood potassium is high, cells in the kidney release the enzyme, renin. Renin's primary function is therefore to eventually cause an increase in blood pressure, leading to restoration of perfusion pressure in the kidneys.

he DASH Diet plan was devised to prevent high blood pressure i.e, hypertension.