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Good question. It's quite common to get both terms confused and they're both refering to a protective component of the cell. The best way to remember it is, that the membrane is present in all cell types ...

Diffusion and osmosis are very similar processes. Osmosis is a particular case of dissusion, therefore it is easier to explain the overarching theory of diffusion first. Diffusion is a gradual movement of...

a junction between 2 neurones 

DEFINITION   Homeostasis = the maintenance of a constant internal environment Every process in the body that occurs in everyday life, such as keeping the heart beating, changing fr...

• The resting potential of the axon membrane is around -70mV, where it is more negative on the outside of the axon than the inside.

• A stimulation causes Na+ (sodium ions) channel...