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

Encyclopedia - Human Skeleton: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Skeleton - Organization
One way to group the bones of the human skeleton is to divide them into two groups, namely the axial skeleton and the appendicular skelet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Skeleton: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Skeleton - Gender Differences
There are many differences between the male and female human skeletons. Men tend to have slightly thicker and longer limbs and digit bone...   » Read the article

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 - Clavicle: Encyclopedia - Clavicle
In human anatomy, the clavicle or collar bone is a bone that makes up part of the shoulder girdle (pectoral girdle). Clavicle - Overview....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Skull: Encyclopedia - Skull
A skull, or cranium, is a bony structure of Craniates which serves as the general framework for a head. The skull supports the structures...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rib: Encyclopedia - Rib
In anatomy, ribs (Latin costae) are the long curved bones which form the rib cage. Ribs surround the chest (Latin thorax) of land vertebr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adam's Apple: Encyclopedia - Adam's Apple
The human larynx rests in a frame of cartilage bound by ligaments and muscles. At the front is the thyroid cartilage, creating the lump a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calcium In Biology: Encyclopedia - Calcium In Biology
Calcium plays a vital role in the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of organisms and of the cell, particularly in signal transduction ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bird: Encyclopedia - Bird
Birds are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrates characterized primarily by feathers, forelimbs modified as wings, and hollow bone...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle: Encyclopedia - Muscle
Muscle is a contractile form of tissue. It is one of the four major tissue types, the other three being epithelium, connective tissue and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Funeral: Encyclopedia - Funeral
A funeral is a ceremony marking a person's death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to rem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mummy: Encyclopedia - Mummy
A mummy is a corpse whose skin and flesh have been preserved by deliberate or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold or dryness, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 200 Number: Encyclopedia - 200 Number
200 is the natural number following 199 and preceding 201. << 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 >> The number appears in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog: Encyclopedia - Dog
The dog is a canine mammal of the Order Carnivora. It has been argued the dog has been domesticated for 12,000 years, but perhaps for as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dolphin: Encyclopedia - Dolphin
See article below. Dolphins are aquatic mammals related to whales and porpoises. The name is from Ancient Greek δελφίς delphis mea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia - China
China listen ▶ (help·info) (Traditional: 中國; Simplified: 中国; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngguó; Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo) refers to a numb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bigfoot: Encyclopedia - Bigfoot
Bigfoot, also called Sasquatch, is described as a large, bipedal apelike creature living in the remote wilderness areas of the United Sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shroud Of Turin: Encyclopedia - Shroud Of Turin
The Shroud of Turin (or Turin Shroud) is a linen cloth bearing the image of a man who appears to have been physically traumatized in a ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-aryan Migration: Encyclopedia - Indo-aryan Migration
Indo-Aryan migration refers to the migration and expansion of the Indo-Aryans during the 2nd millennium BC or earlier. Archaeological and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charge Heraldry: Encyclopedia - Charge Heraldry
In heraldry, a charge is the image that occupies the field on an escutcheon (or shield). The most common charges, or "ordinaries", are ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clavicle: Encyclopedia Ii - Clavicle - Functions
The clavicle serves several functions: It serves as a rigid support from which the scapula and free limb are suspended. This arrangement...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clavicle: Encyclopedia Ii - Clavicle - Note About Anatomical Position
Note: this article uses some professional terms to explain certain anatomical details. These words apply only when the body is in anatomi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rib: Encyclopedia Ii - Rib - Biblical Legend
There is a legend that men have one rib fewer than women, and originates from the Bible's description of the creation of Eve (from the ri...   » 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 - Rib: Encyclopedia Ii - Rib - Biblical Legend
There is a legend that men have one rib fewer than women, and originates from the Bible's description of the creation of Eve (from the ri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rib: Encyclopedia Ii - Rib - Rib Fractures And Associated Injuries
The first rib is rarely fractured because of its protected position behind the clavicle (collarbone). However, if it is broken serious da...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rib: Encyclopedia Ii - Rib - Rib Fractures And Associated Injuries
The first rib is rarely fractured because of its protected position behind the clavicle (collarbone). However, if it is broken serious da...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rib: Encyclopedia Ii - Rib - Rib Anatomy
Rib - Typical ribs. The third through ninth ribs are "typical ribs" since they share the same structure. They each have a head that has...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rib: Encyclopedia Ii - Rib - Rib Anatomy
Rib - Typical ribs. The third through ninth ribs are "typical ribs" since they share the same structure. They each have a head that has...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Skull: Encyclopedia Ii - Skull - Humans
In humans, the adult skull is normally made up of 28 bones. Except for the mandible, all of the bones of the skull are joined together by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dragutin Gorjanović-kramberger: Encyclopedia Ii - Dragutin Gorjanović-kramberger - Krapina
In 1899 on Hušnjak hill, near the town of Krapina in Croatia, he discovered a very rich Neandertal site of an early man today known as K...   » 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 - 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 - Calcium In Biology: Encyclopedia Ii - Calcium In Biology - Food Sources
The USDA web site has a very complete table of calcium content (in mg) of common foods per common measures (link below). Calcium amount i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sexual Differentiation: Encyclopedia Ii - Sexual Differentiation - Other Body Differentiation
General habitus and shape of body and face, as well as sex hormone levels, are similar in prepubertal boys and girls. As puberty progress...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael Whelan: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael Whelan - Biography
Michael Whelan was born in Culver City, California, the son of William and Nancy Whelan. As a child, he had a nomadic existence, moving n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Chinese Pre-history
Archeological evidence suggests that the earliest occupants in China date as long as 2.24 million to 250,000 years ago by an ancient huma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Chinese Pre-history
Archeological evidence suggests that the earliest occupants in China date as long as 2.24 million to 250,000 years ago by an ancient huma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard Owen: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Owen - Owen And Darwin's Theory Of Evolution
Following the Voyage of the Beagle, Charles Darwin had at his disposal a considerable collection of specimens and on 29 October 1836 he w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bigfoot: Encyclopedia Ii - Bigfoot - Evidence - Arguments For And Against
Bigfoot - Eyewitness reports. Some cryptozoologists have argued that the most persuasive circumstantial evidence for Bigfoot's existenc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shroud Of Turin: Encyclopedia Ii - Shroud Of Turin - The Controversy
The origin of the relic is hotly disputed. Those who believe it to have been used in Christ's burial have coined the term sindonology to ...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Iv - L
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages IV - L . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article