The plate Hawaiian islands are a part of are the Pacific plates.
Apoptosis is important for programmed cell destruction when a cell begins to grow abnormally, or when cells become inefficient at completing the cell cycle and providing the specific set of functions to the organism.
(cancer/abnormal cells, and old cells)
Myelin sheath. It is a layer of lipids produced by Schwaan cells around the axon of neurons. The sheath increased the rate of electric impulse transmission through the axon, several folds. This process is called saltatory conduction where impulse ostensibly hops from a node to another.