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  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Lymphoma
   
  

  Human anatomy

  Human anatomy or anthropotomy is a special field within anatomy. It studies structures and systems of the human body, leaving the study of tissues to histology and cells to cytology. The human body, ... > more
• Eye Care
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  Peripheral vision

  Peripheral vision is a part of vision that occurs outside the very center of gaze. There is in actuality a very broad set of non-central points in the field of view that is included in the notion of ... > more
• Hormone Disorders
  Thyroid Disease
  Molecular Biology
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  Cell Biology
   
  

  Thyroid hormone

  The thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), are tyrosine-based hormones produced by the thyroid gland. An important component in the synthesis is iodine. The thyronines act on the ... > more
• Brain Injury
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  Traumatic brain injury

  Traumatic brain injury (TBI), traumatic injuries to the brain, also called intracranial injury, or simply head injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes brain damage. With mild TBI, the patient may ... > more
• Developmental Biology
  Human Biology
  Diseases and Conditions
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Parasympathetic nervous system

  The parasympathetic nervous system is one of three divisions of the autonomic nervous system. Sometimes called the rest and digest system, the parasympathetic system conserves energy as it slows the ... > more
• Eye Care
  Perception
  Nervous System
  Stem Cells
  Biology
  Immune System
   
  

  Retina

  The retina is a thin layer of neural cells that lines the back of the eyeball of vertebrates and some cephalopods. In vertebrate embryonic development, the retina and the optic nerve originate as ... > more
• Memory
  Dementia
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  Educational Psychology
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  Memory

  Memory is the ability of the brain to store, retain, and subsequently recall information. Although traditional studies of memory began in the realms of philosophy, the late nineteenth and early ... > more
• Hearing Loss
  Disability
  Human Biology
  Lung Cancer
  Sports Medicine
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Eardrum

  The tympanic membrane, colloquially known as the eardrum, is a thin membrane that separates the external ear from the middle ear. Its function is to transmit sound from the air to the ossicles inside ... > more
• Brain Tumor
  Lung Cancer
  Leukemia
  Breast Cancer
  Colon Cancer
  Cancer
   

  Glioma

  A glioma is a type of primary central nervous system (CNS) tumor that arises from glial cells. The most common site of involvement of a glioma is the brain, but they can also affect the spinal cord, ... > more
• Human Biology
  Immune System
  Lymphoma
  Diseases and Conditions
  Heart Disease
  Hypertension
   
  

  Human physiology

  Human physiology is the science of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of normal humans or human tissues or organs. The principal level of focus of physiology is at the level of ... > more

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