Nephron is the basic functional unit of the kidneys. Its chief function is to regulate water and soluble substances in the blood by filtering the blood, reabsorbing what is needed.

• Glanders is an infectious disease caused through the bacterium Burkholderia Mallei.
• Glanders is primarily a disease affecting horses and donkeys.
• Glanders is spread to humans through direct contact with infected animals.
• The bacterium enters the body through cuts or scrapes in the skin and through mucosal surfaces of the eyes and nose.

Dementia is a broad category of brain diseases that is associated with a decline in memory and person's ability to perform everyday activities.

The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer's disease.

There is no known cure for dementia.

• There are 5 sense organs in a human being - Eyes, Ears, Tongue, Skin, and Nose.

• These sense organs contain receptors that relay information through sensory neurons to the appropriate places within the nervous system.

• The cerebrum is the largest part of the human brain.
• Cerebrum is the main part of the brain in humans and other vertebrates. It is located in the upper part of the cranial cavity, which is a space inside the top of the skull. cerebral cortex divided into 4 lobes

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• The cerebrum is the largest part of the human brain.
• Cerebrum is the main part of the brain in humans and other vertebrates. It is located in the upper part of the cranial cavity, which is a space inside the top of the skull. cerebral cortex divided into 4 lobes

• Bryophytes is called the ‘Amphibians of Plant Kingdom’.
• These plants live in soil but they need water for sexual reproduction.
• The sperm of these plants are flagellate and need water to swim to the eggs.

• Vitamin C also known as Ascorbic acid which helps in the binding of the cells is a water-soluble vitamin and is not produced in our body.
• For a proper diet, an adequate intake of Vitamin C is important. Example- citrus fruits, broccoli, tomatoes, etc.
• Vitamins A, D, E and K are fat-soluble.

Latent heat is the heat required for a phase change to occur without change of temperature.

The formula for latent heat is Q = m * L where Q denotes the heat that must be added or removed for an object of mass m to change phases.

The washing machine works on the principle of centrifugation. During the wash cycle, the paddle assimilates the clothes in the soapy water. When the clothes are spinning in the drum, it is the centrifugal force that throws the water out through the little holes so that the washing ends up much drier.