Encyclopedia - Anatomy: Encyclopedia - Anatomy
Anatomy (from the Greek ἀνατομία anatomia, from ἀνατέμνειν anatemnein, to cut up, cut open), is the branch of biology...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Anatomy - Human Anatomy
From a utilitarian point of view the study of humans is the most important division of special anatomy, and this human anatomy may be app...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anatomy: Oceanography Dictionary - Anatomy
  Definition and meaning of anatomy:   anatomy - the science of internal morphology as revealed by dissection (Source:...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Comparative Anatomy: Encyclopedia - Comparative Anatomy
Comparative anatomy is the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of organisms. It is closely related to evolutionary biolo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cortex Anatomy: Encyclopedia - Cortex Anatomy
In anatomy and zoology the cortex is the outermost (or "superficial") layer of an organ. Organs with well-defined cortical layers include...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anatomy Of Melancholy: Encyclopedia - Anatomy Of Melancholy
The Anatomy of Melancholy (Full title The Anatomy of Melancholy, What it is: With all the Kinds, Causes, Symptomes, Prognostickes, and Se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fish Anatomy: Encyclopedia - Fish Anatomy
Fish anatomy is primarily governed by the physical characteristics of water, which is much denser than air, holds a relatively small amou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Decapod Anatomy: Encyclopedia - Decapod Anatomy
The body of a decapod crustacean is made up of nineteen body segments grouped into two main body parts, the cephalothorax and the abdomen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atrium Anatomy: Encyclopedia - Atrium Anatomy
In anatomy, the atrium (plural: atria) is the blood collection chamber of a heart. It has a thin-walled structure that allows blood to re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atlas Anatomy: Encyclopedia - Atlas Anatomy
In anatomy, the Atlas (C1) is the topmost (first) cervical vertebra of the spine. It is named for the Atlas of mythology, because it supp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Axis Anatomy: Encyclopedia - Axis Anatomy
In anatomy, the second cervical vertebra (C2) of the spine is named the axis or epistropheus. It forms the pivot upon which the first cer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colon Anatomy: Encyclopedia - Colon Anatomy
In anatomy of the digestive system, the colon, also called the large intestine or large bowel, is the part of the intestine from the cecu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blind Spot Anatomy: Encyclopedia - Blind Spot Anatomy
In anatomy, the blind spot is the region of the retina where the optic nerve and blood vessels pass through to connect to the back of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anatomy Of Criticism: Encyclopedia - Anatomy Of Criticism
Northrop Frye's Anatomy of Criticism: Four Essays (Princeton University Press, 1957) attempts to formulate an overall view of the scope, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anatomy Of The Ship Series: Encyclopedia - Anatomy Of The Ship Series
The Anatomy of the Ship series of books are comprehensive treatments of the design and construction of individual ships. They have been p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bee Anatomy Mouth: Encyclopedia - Bee Anatomy Mouth
The anatomy of a bee's mouth is complex. The mandibles (jaws) are suspended from the head at the sides of the mouth. They are used in han...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lens Anatomy: Encyclopedia - Lens Anatomy
The lens or crystalline lens is a transparent, biconvex structure in the eye that, along with the cornea, helps to refract light to focus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bursa Anatomy: Encyclopedia - Bursa Anatomy
A bursa (Latin: Bursa synovialis) is a fluid filled sac located between a bone and tendon which normally serves to reduce friction betwee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crown Anatomy: Encyclopedia - Crown Anatomy
A crown is the top of the head. The following birds and other animals are said to have a crown on their head: Cranes Grey-crowned Crane...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crop Anatomy: Encyclopedia - Crop Anatomy
The crop is a thin-walled expanded portion of the alimentary tract used for the storage of food prior to digestion that is found in many ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hip Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Hip Anatomy - Anatomy Of The Hip Joint
Hip anatomy - Articulation. The hip joint is a multiaxial ball and socket synovial joint formed by the articulation of the rounded head...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fish Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Fish Anatomy - Body
Nearly all fish have a streamlined body, which is divided into head, trunk, and tail, although the dividing points are not always externa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fish Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Fish Anatomy - Fins
The fins are the most distinctive features of a fish. The dorsal fin is located on the back. The caudal fin corresponds to the fish tail...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iris Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Iris Anatomy - Color
The iris is usually strongly pigmented, with colors ranging from brown to green, blue, grey, and hazel. Occasionally its color is due to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nail Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Nail Anatomy - Torture
The whole area of the nail is connected to the finger. Thus, the removal of a nail can be painful. Sometimes this has to be done for medi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Decapod Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Decapod Anatomy - Cephalothorax
Decapod anatomy - Head. antennules antennae mandibles first maxillae second maxillae The head also bears the (usually stalked) compou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colon Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Colon Anatomy - Role In Digestion
The large intestine comes after the small intestine in the digestive tract and measures approximately 1.5 meters in length. Although ther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grey's Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Grey's Anatomy - Episodes
Season one technically contained 13 episodes, however, four of them weren't aired and are instead being added to season two. ABC has anno...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Dog Anatomy - Puppy Characteristics
Puppies often have characteristics that do not last beyond early puppyhood. Eye color often changes from blue to its adult color as the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colon Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Colon Anatomy - Role In Digestion
The large intestine comes after the small intestine in the digestive tract and measures approximately 1.5 meters in length. Although ther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nail Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Nail Anatomy - Fashion And Culture
In the late 20th century, artificial nails for women became widely popular. The artificial nails are not a replacement, but an extension ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Dog Anatomy - Physical Characteristics
Like most predatory mammals, the dog has powerful muscles, a cardiovascular system that supports both sprinting and endurance, and teeth ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grey's Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Grey's Anatomy - Season Synopsis
Grey's Anatomy - Season 1. The first season of Grey's Anatomy was broadcast from March 2005 until May 2005. Although it only contained ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anatomy Act 1832: Encyclopedia Ii - Anatomy Act 1832 - Background
Before 1832, an Act of Henry VIII stipulated that only the corpses of executed murderers could be used for dissection. By the early 19th ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Dog Anatomy - Parts Of The Body
A special vocabulary has been developed to describe the shapes of various body parts including the ears and tail. Dog anatomy - Ears. D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Dog Anatomy - Dog Coats
Dogs exhibit a diverse array of coat textures, colors, and markings, and a specialized vocabulary has evolved to describe them. Originall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Finger: Encyclopedia Ii - Finger - Anatomy Of The Finger
In anatomy, the thumb is the first finger and the little finger is the fifth finger. Thus the third finger means the middle finger in ana...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cochlea: Encyclopedia Ii - Cochlea - Anatomy
The cochlea consists of three fluid-filled chambers—scala tympani and scala vestibuli (both of which contain perilymph), and scala medi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bronchus: Encyclopedia Ii - Bronchus - Anatomy
The trachea (windpipe) divides into two main bronchi, the left and the right, at the level of the sternal angle. The right main bronchus ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iris Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Iris Anatomy - Red Eye
When photographed with a flash, the iris only reacts to protect the retina, and not fast enough to avoid the red-eye effect. This represe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vahnatai: Encyclopedia Ii - Vahnatai - Anatomy
The physical anatomy of the Vahnatai is quite similar in many ways to that of the classic "little green men" of science fiction (Though m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eyelid: Encyclopedia Ii - Eyelid - Anatomy
Eyelid - Innervation. In humans, the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve provides sensation to the upper eyelid and the maxillary...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Head: Encyclopedia Ii - Head - Anatomy
The front (ventrum) of the head, where the eyes and ears and mouth are located, is called the face. The area above the eyes is called the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organ Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Organ Anatomy - Vital Organs
The vital organs are the internal organs of the human body necessary to maintain life. Without all vital organs functioning adequately, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organ Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Organ Anatomy - Vital Organs
The vital organs are the internal organs of the human body necessary to maintain life. Without all vital organs functioning adequately, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urethra: Encyclopedia Ii - Urethra - Anatomy
Men have a longer urethra than women. This means that women tend to be more susceptible to infections of the bladder (cystitis) and the u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grey's Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Grey's Anatomy - Awards & Nominations
Grey's Anatomy - Awards won. Golden Globes: Best TV Supporting Actress Sandra Oh (2006) Grey's Anatomy - Awards nominated. Emmy Awa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tendon: Encyclopedia Ii - Tendon - Anatomy
The origin of a tendon is where it joins to a muscle. Collagen fibers from within the muscle organ are continuous with those of the tendo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mollusk: Encyclopedia Ii - Mollusk - Anatomy
Molluscs are triploblastic protostomes. The principal body cavity is a blood-filled hemocoel. They have a true coelom; however, it is red...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bryozoa: Encyclopedia Ii - Bryozoa - Anatomy
Bryozoans skeletons grow in a variety of shapes and patterns: mound-shaped, lacy fans, branching twigs, and even cork screw-shaped. Their...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Decapoda: Encyclopedia Ii - Decapoda - Anatomy
Full article : Decapod anatomy As their name implies, all decapods have ten legs; these are the last five of the eight pairs of thor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anatomy Of Criticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anatomy Of Criticism - Polemical Introduction
The purpose of the introduction is to defend the need for literary criticism, to distinguish the nature of genuine literary criticism fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liver: Encyclopedia Ii - Liver - Anatomy
The adult human liver normally weighs between 1.0 - 2.5 kilograms, and is a soft, pinkish-brown "boomerang shaped" organ. It is the secon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blesmol: Encyclopedia Ii - Blesmol - Anatomy
The skull morphology of blesmols sets them apart from all other rodents. As with all members of their suborder, their jaws are hystricogn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thalamus: Encyclopedia Ii - Thalamus - Anatomy
The thalami are prominent bulb-shaped regions, typically slightly more than 1 cm in length in humans, located in the center of the brain....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Torso: Encyclopedia Ii - Torso - Anatomy
Torso - Major organs. Most critical organs are housed within the torso. In the upper chest, the heart and lungs are protected by the ri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spleen: Encyclopedia Ii - Spleen - Anatomy
It is an organ derived from mesenchyme and lying in the mesentery. The organ consists of masses of lymphoid tissue of granular appearance...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hippocampus: Encyclopedia Ii - Hippocampus - Anatomy
Although there is a lack of consensus relating to terms describing the hippocampus and the adjacent cortex, the term hippocampal formatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coyote: Encyclopedia Ii - Coyote - Anatomy
The coyote stands less than two feet (0.6 m) tall and varies in color from gray to tan with sometimes a reddish tint to its coat. A coyot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aphid: Encyclopedia Ii - Aphid - Anatomy
The most typical organ of aphids is their piercing-sucking mouthparts called stylets. They have soft bodies, long, thin legs, two-jointed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horn Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Horn Anatomy - Uses Of Horn
Some peoples use bovid horns as musical instruments, for example the shofar. These have evolved into brass instruments in which, unlike t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Camarasaurus: Encyclopedia Ii - Camarasaurus - Anatomy
The main feature of interest is its skull. The skull was remarkably square and the blunt snout had many holes, though it was sturdy and f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eryops: Encyclopedia Ii - Eryops - Anatomy
The skull of Eryops is proportionately large, being broad and flat and reaching lengths of 2 feet. It had an enormous mouth with many sha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neck: Encyclopedia Ii - Neck - Anatomy Of The Human Neck
Neck - Bony anatomy: The cervical spine. The cervical portion of the human spine comprises seven bony segments, typically referred to a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blue Shark: Encyclopedia Ii - Blue Shark - Anatomy
Blue Sharks are light bodied with long pectoral fins. The top of the body is deep blue lightening on the sides. The underside of the shar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Porpoise: Encyclopedia Ii - Porpoise - Anatomy
Porpoises tend to be smaller but stouter than dolphins. They have small, rounded heads and blunt jaws instead of beaks. Their teeth are s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calamites: Encyclopedia Ii - Calamites - Anatomy
The trunks of Calamites had a distinctive segmented, bamboo-like appearance and vertical ribbing. The branches, leaves and cones were all...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pancreas: Encyclopedia Ii - Pancreas - Anatomy
The pancreas is an organ located posterior to the stomach and in close association with the duodenum. In humans the pancreas is a small e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sponge: Encyclopedia Ii - Sponge - Anatomy
Sponges comprise only four types of cells: Choanocytes (also known as "collar cells"), which line the spongocoel and function as the spo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mediastinum: Encyclopedia Ii - Mediastinum - Anatomy
The mediastinum lies between the right and left pleuræ in and near the median sagittal plane of the chest. It extends from the sternum i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caecilian: Encyclopedia Ii - Caecilian - Anatomy
Caecilians' feet have degenerated, making the smaller species resemble worms, while the larger species with lengths up to 1.5 m resemble ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nipple: Encyclopedia Ii - Nipple - Anatomy
In the anatomy of mammals, a nipple or mammary papilla is a small projection of skin containing the outlets for 15-20 lactiferous ducts a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meerkat: Encyclopedia Ii - Meerkat - Anatomy
The meerkat is a small diurnal herpestid whose weight averages approximately 731 grams (males) and 720 grams (females), with long and sle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopallium: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopallium - Anatomy
The neopallium consists of grey matter surrounding the deeper white matter of the cerebrum. While the neopallium is smooth in rats and so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thyroid: Encyclopedia Ii - Thyroid - Anatomy
Thyroid - Gross anatomy. The thyroid is situated on the front side of the neck at the level of C5 to T1 vertebral bodies, just below th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conch: Encyclopedia Ii - Conch - Anatomy
Conches have spirally constructed shells. Depending on species (or aberrant growth patterns), shell growth can be sinistral (left-handed)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anatomy Act 1832: Encyclopedia Ii - Anatomy Act 1832 - Provisions Of The Act
The Act provided that anyone intending to practise anatomy must obtain a licence from the Home Secretary. As a matter of fact only one or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archaeopteris: Encyclopedia Ii - Archaeopteris - Anatomy
The trees of this genus were small to medium in size with leafy foliage reminiscent of some conifers. The large fronds were thickly set w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Occipital Lobe: Encyclopedia Ii - Occipital Lobe - Anatomy
The occipital lobes are the smallest of four true lobes in the human brain. Located in the rearmost portion of the skull, the occipital l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gray's Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Gray's Anatomy - British And U.s. Editions
Between 1860 and 1880 seven editions of the text book were published in Great Britain, with the 9th edition published in 1880. It was dur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beetle: Encyclopedia Ii - Beetle - Anatomy
Bearing in mind the wide diversity and number of species the anatomy of beetles is quite uniform. Beetles are generally characterised by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suberin: Encyclopedia Ii - Suberin - Anatomy And Physiology
Suberin is highly hydrophobic and its main function is to prevent water from penetrating the tissue. In roots suberin is deposited in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Synapse: Encyclopedia Ii - Synapse - Anatomy
At a prototypical synapse, such as those found at dendritic spines, a mushroom-shaped bud projects from each of two cells and the caps of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Annelid: Encyclopedia Ii - Annelid - Anatomy
Annelids are triploblastic protostomes with a coelom. Oligochaetes and polychaetes typically have spacious coeloms; in leeches, the coelo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Knee: Encyclopedia Ii - Knee - Human Anatomy
The knee is a complex, compound, condyloid variety of a synovial joint. It actually comprises two separate joints. The femoro-patellar jo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uterus: Encyclopedia Ii - Uterus - Anatomy
The uterus is located in the pelvis immediately dorsal (and usually somewhat rostral) to the urinary bladder and ventral to the rectum. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carpel: Encyclopedia Ii - Carpel - Carpel Anatomy
The carpel of a simple apocarpous gynoecium appears as a folded structure, differentiated into a basal fertile part (ovary) and an upper ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cervix: Encyclopedia Ii - Cervix - Anatomy
Cervix - Ectocervix. The portion projecting into the vagina is referred to as the portio vaginalis or ectocervix. On average, the ectoc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parietal Lobe: Encyclopedia Ii - Parietal Lobe - Anatomy
The central sulcus separates the parietal lobe from the frontal lobe, and the parieto-occipital sulcus separates the parietal and occipit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pterosaur: Encyclopedia Ii - Pterosaur - Anatomy
Pterosaur wings were thin membranes of skin, strengthened by closely spaced fibers, attached to the extremely long fourth finger of each ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Batoidea: Encyclopedia Ii - Batoidea - Anatomy
Batoids are flat-bodied, and, like sharks, are a species of cartilaginous marine fish, meaning they have a boneless skeleton made of a to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reindeer: Encyclopedia Ii - Reindeer - Anatomy
The weight of a female varies between 60 and 170 kg. In some subspecies of reindeer, the male is slightly larger; in others, the male can...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Equine Forelimb Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Equine Forelimb Anatomy - Bones Of The Distal Forelimb
The figure below is a lateral photograph of the bones of the forelimb distal to the carpus: Equine forelimb anatomy - Metacarpal Bones. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Face: Encyclopedia Ii - Face - Anatomy
On the front of the facepiece a line drawn down from the supraorbital notch between the bicuspid teeth to the side of the chin will cut t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leech: Encyclopedia Ii - Leech - Internal Anatomy
Leeches are hermaphrodites, meaning they are organisms that have both female, ovary, and male, testes, sexual reproductive organs. Starti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reindeer: Encyclopedia Ii - Reindeer - Anatomy
The weight of a female varies between 60 and 170 kg. In some subspecies of reindeer, the male is slightly larger; in others, the male can...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pons: Encyclopedia Ii - Pons - Anatomy Of The Pons
The "knob-like" process is 2 centimeters long and located on the anterior (front) of the brainstem. It is formed by transverse pontine fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Posterior Pituitary: Encyclopedia Ii - Posterior Pituitary - Anatomy
Despite its name, the posterior pituitary gland is not a gland, per se; rather, it is largely a collection of axonal projections from the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle - Anatomy
Muscle is composed of muscle cells (sometimes known as "muscle fibers"). Within the cells are myofibrils; myofibrils contain sarcomeres, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Penguin: Encyclopedia Ii - Penguin - Anatomy
Penguins are superbly adapted to an aquatic life. Their wings have become flippers, useless for flight in the air. In the water, however,...   » Read the article