Digestion of fats or lipids in human body
Fats and oils or collectively called lipids or tryglycerides are digested by lipases. Their digestion starts in the stomach and is nearly completed in the […]
Month: July 2019
Digestion of proteins in human body
Proteins of the ingested food are broken down into amino acids by proteases (peptidases). The proteases are secreted in inactive pro-enzymes to protect the mucous […]
Digestion of carbohydrates in human body
The food that we consume contains three types of carbohydrates namely; polysaccharides, oligosaccharides and disaccharides which need digestion. The polysaccharides include starch, glycogen and cellulose. […]
Transmission of Nerve Impulse at a Synapse
Synapse is the close proximity of the axon of one neuron and the dendrites or cyton of another neuron with a gap of just about […]
Differences between Hare (Lepus) and Rabbit (Oryctolagus)
S.N. Hare (Lepus) Rabbit (Oryctolagus) 1. It is a normad, staying temporarily at some sheltered spot behind a stone or under a bush. It […]
Digestion of nucleic acids in human body
Nucleic acids are the components of our nuclear material (Chromosomes) present in the cells. Nucleic acids are also ingested from food like herring, mackerel etc. […]
Differences between hormones and enzymes
S.N. Hormones Enzymes 1. Hormones may be amino acid derivatives, peptides, proteins or steroids in nature. All enzymes are complex proteins. 2. They have low […]