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Cardiac

Cardiac

(Science: cardiology) Pertaining to the heart.

Origin: L. Cardiacus from gr. Kardiakos


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Re: Vagus Nerve

... the heart is maintained by the parasympathetic fibres in the vagus nerve (parasympathetic) and by the sympathetic nerves. The vagus nerve is the cardiac inhibitor, and the sympathetic nerves are the cardiac excitors. Stimulation of the vagus nerve depresses the rate of impulse formation and atrial ...

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by sanjidcapa
Tue May 05, 2009 9:15 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Vagus Nerve
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Views: 39268

Rare cell division

... your reply, the main thing is i cant really find any explanation on why some cells stop dividing, as you said nerve cells (mainly in the brain), cardiac cells and liver cells, why is it they stop dividing? are they just not programmed to do this?

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by amberdagp
Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:06 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Rare cell division
Replies: 4
Views: 664

peripheral nervous system

... is also an autonomic innervation (called reflex). So is it possible that autonomic nervous system controls skeletal muscles, other than smooth- cardiac muscles and glands? It's all clear what you said, just when it gets to written exams, you'd have to choose form A B C D, no chance to explain. ...

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by kk
Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:40 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: peripheral nervous system
Replies: 3
Views: 1565

peripheral nervous system

... skeletal muscles; autonomic nervous system ALWAYS receives stimuli from inside of the organism, and its efferents ALWAYS end on smooth muscle, cardiac muscle or glands. Is also part of the definitions above that somatic nervous system has a voluntary control over, autonomic (as its nam indicates) ...

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by kk
Fri Mar 20, 2009 12:38 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: peripheral nervous system
Replies: 3
Views: 1565

Re: make human live longer by genetic operations

... Here are a few recent references. Wu B, Li Y, Morcos PA, Doran TJ, Lu P, Lu QL. Octa-guanidine Morpholino Restores Dystrophin Expression in Cardiac and Skeletal Muscles and Ameliorates Pathology in Dystrophic mdx Mice. Mol Ther. 2009 Mar 10. [Epub ahead of print] Bauman J, Jearawiriyapaisarn ...

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by jonmoulton
Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:14 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: make human live longer by genetic operations
Replies: 7
Views: 630
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