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Tongue-tie

tongue-tie

(Science: medicine) Impeded motion of the tongue because of the shortness of the fraenum, or of the adhesion of its margins to the gums.


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Plants without sunlight?

Sansaveria (mother-in-law tongue) can do well in very low light situations. Which plants do best without...depends on whether they are dormant or not. Some plants if dormant can last a long time between growing seasons.

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by vazque
Wed Sep 19, 2012 12:29 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Plants without sunlight?
Replies: 14
Views: 3648

cold forehead

This because gustato receptor of tongue get rapidly cool down since it carry out the impulse to spinal to brain,the path become cold so we feel it cold in our throat, tongue, forehead.

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by suzidoc8
Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:18 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: cold forehead
Replies: 8
Views: 6256

Re: Difference between T-Cell and Phagocyte?

Aptitude, that was a brilliant response. I was in microbiology class yesterday biting my tongue while the professor kept referring to B cells as phagocytes. Biology is all about using the proper terminology!

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by hymenoptera7
Sat Aug 04, 2012 4:40 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Difference between T-Cell and Phagocyte?
Replies: 10
Views: 37133

Connection between opioid receptors and fatty acid receptors

... wrote this i drank about 1 gram of sunflower oil. I drank i slowly and cautiously but within seconds i got intense and pleasant calm. Contact with tongue seemed enough to start this feeling and it lasted strongly for about 5 minutes. Possible that naturally oily skin in animals is enough to start ...

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by mhein
Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:00 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Connection between opioid receptors and fatty acid receptors
Replies: 4
Views: 3934

difficult biology problem, appriciate ANY help!

... QUESTION/PROBLEM*** Human beings are very complex and so is human genetics. There are some traits in humans determined by a single gene such as tongue rolling. Some people are able to roll their tongue up at the edges; others are not. Is this a dominant or recessive trait? Study this pedigree ...

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by moriahlikesbeer
Tue May 15, 2012 4:11 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: difficult biology problem, appriciate ANY help!
Replies: 3
Views: 1338
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