Dictionary - Anterior: Oceanography Dictionary - Anterior
  Definition and meaning of anterior:   anterior - morphologically, toward the head or front end of an individual, or pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Encyclopedia - Anterior Cruciate Ligament
The anterior cruciate ligament (or ACL) is one of the four major ligaments of the knee. It connects from a posterio-lateral (back & o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anterior Cingulate Cortex: Encyclopedia - Anterior Cingulate Cortex
Anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is the frontal part of the cingulate cortex and includes Brodmann's area 24 (ventral ACC) and 32 (dorsal ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anterior Pituitary: Encyclopedia Ii - Anterior Pituitary - Anatomy And Development
The adenohypophysis is a pea-size gland anterior to the neurohypophysis, caudal to the hypothalamus, and sits in the medial aspect of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Morphogenesis: Encyclopedia Ii - Morphogenesis - Anterior-posterior Axis Patterning In Drosophila
One of the best understood morphogenetic systems is the patterning along the future head to tail (antero-posterior) axis of the fruit fly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arm: Encyclopedia Ii - Arm - Anatomy Of The Human Arm
The human arm contains bones, joints, muscles, nerves and blood vessels. Many of these muscles are used for everyday tasks. There are cli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coronary Circulation: Encyclopedia Ii - Coronary Circulation - Coronary Anatomy
The exact anatomy of the myocardial blood supply varies considerably from person to person. A full evaluation of the coronary arteries re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Visual Cortex: Encyclopedia Ii - Visual Cortex - V4
Visual area V4 is one of the visual areas in the extrastriate visual cortex of the macaque monkey. It is located anterior to V2 and poste...   » Read the article

Article - Reincarnation: Theory Of Rebirth
Man can be compared to a plant. He grows and flourishes like a plant and dies in the end but not completely. The plant also grows and flo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sphenoid Bone: Encyclopedia Ii - Sphenoid Bone - Ossification
Until the seventh or eighth month of fetal life the body of the sphenoid consists of two parts: one in front of the tuberculum sellæ, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vagina: Encyclopedia Ii - Vagina - Human Vagina
Vagina - Anatomy. The human vagina is an elastic muscular tube about 4 inches (100 mm) long and 1 inch (25 mm) in diameter that connect...   » Read the article

Article - Brahmarandhra: The Brahmarandhra And Kundalini
“Brahmarandhra” means the hole of Brahman. It is the dwelling house of the human soul. This is also known as “Dasamadvara,” the tenth ope...   » Read the article

Article - Oceanography Sitemap I - A
This is a sitemap for Oceanography - A . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - History
Ancient Greeks had differing views on the function of the brain. Hippocrates believed the brain to be the seat of intelligence. Aristotle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - The Importance Of The Brain
Brain - The brain in animals. Three groups of animals, with some exceptions, have notably complex brains: the arthropods (insects and c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Snake: Encyclopedia - Snake
Snakes are cold blooded legless reptiles closely related to lizards, which share the order Squamata. There are also several species of le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electroencephalography: Encyclopedia - Electroencephalography
Electroencephalography is the neurophysiologic measurement of the electrical activity of the brain by recording from electrodes placed on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sternum: Encyclopedia Ii - Sternum - Manubrium
('manubrium sterni') The manubrium is the broad, upper part of the sternum. With a quadrangular shape, wider superiorly and narrower infe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Testicle: Encyclopedia Ii - Testicle - Function
Like the ovaries (to which they are homologous), testicles are components of both the reproductive system (being gonads) and the endocrin...   » 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 - Appendicitis: Encyclopedia Ii - Appendicitis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis is based on history and physical examination backed by blood tests and imaging. The classical physical finding in appendicitis ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bird: Encyclopedia Ii - Bird - Other Anatomy
Birds possess a ventriculus, or gizzard, that is composed of four muscular bands that act to rotate and crush food by shifting the food f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clitoris: Encyclopedia Ii - Clitoris - Body Modification
Main article: genital modification and mutilation The external part of the clitoris may be partially or totally removed during female cir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fever: Encyclopedia Ii - Fever - Mechanism
Fever is a positive feedback mechanism which acts towards the direction of change (as opposed to negative feedback which acts opposite to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Telencephalon: Encyclopedia Ii - Telencephalon - Functions
Note: As the telencephalon is a gross division with many subdivisions and sub-reigons, it is important to state that this section lists t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chris Kanyon: Encyclopedia Ii - Chris Kanyon - In Wrestling
Chris Kanyon - Quotes. "Who betta than Kanyon?" Chris Kanyon - Nicknames. "The Innovator of Offense" (bestowed upon him by WCW pla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 13. Diseases Of The Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue 710-739
List of ICD-9 codes - arthropathies and related disorders 710-719. (710) Diffuse diseases of connective tissue (710.0) Systemic lupus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conjunctivitis: Encyclopedia - Conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis (commonly called "pinkeye") is an inflammation of the conjunctiva (the outermost layer of the eye and the inner surface of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant: Encyclopedia - Infant
The word infant derives from the Latin word in-fans, meaning "unable to speak". It is commonly used as a slightly more formal word for ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ankylosing Spondylitis: Encyclopedia - Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic, progressive inflammatory arthritis primarily affecting spine and sacroiliac joints, causing eve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tongue: Encyclopedia - Tongue
The tongue is the large bundle of muscles on the floor of the mouth that manipulates food for chewing and swallowing. It is one of the or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liver: Encyclopedia - Liver
The liver is an organ in vertebrates, including humans. It plays a major role in metabolism and has a number of functions in the body inc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acanthocephala: Encyclopedia - Acanthocephala
Palaeacanthocephala Eoacanthocephala The Acanthocephala (gr. Acanthus - thorn Kephale - head) is a phylum of parasitic worms, characteri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carotid Artery: Encyclopedia - Carotid Artery
In human anatomy, the carotid artery refers to a number of major arteries in the head and neck. Carotid artery can mean: Common carotid ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thymus: Encyclopedia - Thymus
In human anatomy, the thymus is a ductless gland located in the upper anterior portion of the chest cavity. It is most active during pube...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thymus: Encyclopedia Ii - Thymus - Structure
Each lateral lobe is composed of numerous lobules held together by delicate areolar tissue; the entire gland being enclosed in an investi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Umbilical Artery: Encyclopedia - Umbilical Artery
Umbilical arteries carry deoxygenated blood from the fetus to the placenta in the umbilical cord. There are usually two umbilical arterie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulnar Artery: Encyclopedia - Ulnar Artery
The ulnar artery is the main blood vessel, with oxygenated blood, of the medial aspect of the forearm. It arises from the brachial artery...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cricoid: Encyclopedia - Cricoid
The cricoid cartilage, or simply cricoid, is the only complete ring of cartilage around the trachea. It sits just inferior to the thyroid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celiac Artery: Encyclopedia - Celiac Artery
The celiac artery, also known as the celiac trunk, is the first major branch of the abdominal aorta. It supplies oxygenated blood to the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coronary Circulation: Encyclopedia - Coronary Circulation
The coronary circulation consists of the blood vessels that supply blood to, and remove blood from, the heart. The vessels that supply bl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vein Of Galen: Encyclopedia - Vein Of Galen
The vein of Galen (VG), also known as the great cerebral vein, is one of the large blood vessels in the skull draining the cerebrum (brai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cephalic Vein: Encyclopedia - Cephalic Vein
In human anatomy, the cephalic vein is a superficial vein of the upper limb. It communicates with the basilic vein via the median cubital...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chest Hair: Encyclopedia - Chest Hair
The term chest hair is generally used to describe hair that grows on the anterior torso of human males. The hair is typically short (abou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clitoris: Encyclopedia - Clitoris
The clitoris (plural: clitorides) is a sexual organ in the body of female mammals. The visible knob-like portion is located near the ante...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vertebral Artery: Encyclopedia - Vertebral Artery
The vertebral arteries are branches of the subclavian arteries. They arise, one on each side of the body, then enter deep to the transver...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anterior Pituitary: Encyclopedia - Anterior Pituitary
The anterior pituitary (also called the adenohypophysis) comprises the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland and is part of the endocrine ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Venae Cavae: Encyclopedia - Venae Cavae
The superior and inferior venae cavae are the veins that return the blood from the body into the heart. They both empty into the right at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corneal Endothelium: Encyclopedia - Corneal Endothelium
Corneal endothelium is the inner most layer of the cornea, the corneal endothelium is a monolayer of squamous epithelial cells lining the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basilic Vein: Encyclopedia - Basilic Vein
In human anatomy, the basilic vein is a superficial vein of the upper limb. It communicates with the cephalic vein via the median cubital...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteichthyes: Encyclopedia - Osteichthyes
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Encyclopedia - Basilar Artery: Encyclopedia - Basilar Artery
In human anatomy, the basilar artery is one of the arteries that supplies the brain with oxygen-rich blood. It arises from the confluence...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alderfly: Encyclopedia - Alderfly
Alderfly is the name given to neuropterous insects of the family Sialidae, related to the ant-lions, with long filamentous antennae and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vagina: Encyclopedia - Vagina
The vagina, (from the Latin for "sheath" or "scabbard" ) is the tubular tract leading from the uterus to the exterior of the body in fema...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Head: Encyclopedia - Head
In anatomy, the head of an animal is the anterior part (from anatomical position) that comprises the mouth, the brain and various sensory...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Affective Neuroscience: Encyclopedia - Affective Neuroscience
Affective neuroscience is the study of the neural mechanisms of emotion. This interdisciplinary field combines neuroscience with the psyc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brachial Artery: Encyclopedia - Brachial Artery
The brachial artery is the major blood vessel of the upper arm. It is a continuation of the axillary artery and it originates from the lo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calf Muscle: Encyclopedia - Calf Muscle
The calf or sura is a pair of muscles -- the gastrocnemius and soleus -- at the back of the lower human leg. The calf muscle is connected...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chelicerata: Encyclopedia - Chelicerata
Arachnida - spiders, scorpions, etc. Merostomata - Horseshoe crabs, etc. Pycnogonida - sea spiders The Subphylum Chelicerata constitutes ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bullhead Shark: Encyclopedia - Bullhead Shark
See text. The bullhead sharks are a small order (Heterodontiformes) of very basal (primitive) modern sharks (Neoselachii). There are eigh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bronchial Artery: Encyclopedia - Bronchial Artery
Bronchial Artery The bronchial arteries supply nutrients and oxygen to the root of the lungs, the supporting tissues of the lungs, and th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia - Brain
In animals, the brain, or encephalon (Greek for "in the head"), acts as the control center of the central nervous system. In most animals...   » 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 - Brodmann Area 32: Encyclopedia Ii - Brodmann Area 32 - Human
In the human this area is known as dorsal anterior cingulate area 32, and it refers to a subdivision of the cytoarchitecturally defined c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coelophysis: Encyclopedia Ii - Coelophysis - Description
Coelophysis bauri is the earliest well known dinosaur. C. bauri was a lightly built dinosaur, between two to three meters in length, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brodmann Area 6: Encyclopedia Ii - Brodmann Area 6 - Human
Brodmann area 6, or BA6, is part of the frontal cortex in the human brain. Situated just anterior to the primary motor cortex (BA4), it i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brodmann Area 40: Encyclopedia Ii - Brodmann Area 40 - The Parietal Operculum Po
Brodmann area 40 - Anatomy. This region, forming the superior bank of the sylvian fissure, as studied in the cat, contains the secondar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brodmann Area 25: Encyclopedia Ii - Brodmann Area 25 - Human
Brodmann area 25 (BA25) is an area in the cerebral cortex of the brain and delineated based on its cytoarchitectonic characteristics. It ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Consonant Harmony: Encyclopedia Ii - Consonant Harmony - Examples
There are several kinds of consonant harmony. One of the most commonly found, called sibilant harmony, requires all the sibilants of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deltoid Muscle: Encyclopedia Ii - Deltoid Muscle - Action
The anterior fibres are involved in shoulder abduction when the shoulder is externally rotated. The anterior deltoid is weak in strict tr...   » 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 - Clitoris: Encyclopedia Ii - Clitoris - Development And Formation
The female clitoris corresponds to homologous parts of the male penis, i.e., embryologically it comes from the same tissue that forms the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Digenea: Encyclopedia Ii - Digenea - Morphology
Digenea - Key features. Characteristic features of the digenea include a tegument. They possess a vermiform, unsegmented body-plan. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dextro-transposition Of The Great Arteries: Encyclopedia Ii - Dextro-transposition Of The Great Arteries - Treatment
If the diagnosis is made in a standard hospital or other clinical facility, the baby will be transferred to a children's hospital, if suc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brodmann Area 24: Encyclopedia Ii - Brodmann Area 24 - Guenon
In the guenon this area is referred to as area 24 of Brodmann-1905. It includes portions of the cingulate gyrus and the frontal lobe. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brodmann Area 23: Encyclopedia Ii - Brodmann Area 23 - Subdivisions
The area has been subdivided further: In the macaque (Macaca fascicularis) the following subdivisions have been suggested1: 23i (interna...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bird: Encyclopedia Ii - Bird - High-level Taxonomy
Birds form a class, whose scientific name is Aves. The founding species of class Aves probably lived in the Jurassic period. According to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Primary Auditory Cortex: Encyclopedia Ii - Primary Auditory Cortex - Function Of Primary Auditory Cortex
As with other primary sensory cortical areas, auditory sensations only reach perception if received and processed by a cortical area. Neu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dentures: Encyclopedia Ii - Dentures - Problems With Complete Dentures
Problems with dentures include the fact that patients are not used to having something in their mouth that is not food. The brain senses ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Termite: Encyclopedia Ii - Termite - Social Structure And Behaviour
As social insects, termites live in colonies that number from several hundred to several million individuals at maturity. They are a prim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brodmann Area 11: Encyclopedia Ii - Brodmann Area 11 - Human
Brodmann area 11, or BA11, is part of the frontal cortex in the human brain. BA11 covers the medial part of the ventral surface of the fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brodmann Area 18: Encyclopedia Ii - Brodmann Area 18 - Human
Brodmann area 18, or BA18, is part of the occipital cortex in the human brain. It accounts for the bulk of the volume of the occipital lo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brodmann Area 22: Encyclopedia Ii - Brodmann Area 22 - Human
Brodmann area 22 is a region of the human brain (the 22nd numbered Brodmann area). On the left side of the brain this area helps with gen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brodmann Area 21: Encyclopedia Ii - Brodmann Area 21 - Human
Brodmann area 21, or BA21, is part of the temporal cortex in the human brain. The region encompasses most of the lateral temporal cortex,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brodmann Area 20: Encyclopedia Ii - Brodmann Area 20 - Human
Brodmann area 20, or BA20, is part of the temporal cortex in the human brain. The region encompasses most of the ventral temporal cortex,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Visual Cortex: Encyclopedia Ii - Visual Cortex - Primary Visual Cortex V1
The primary visual cortex is the most well-studied visual area in the brain. It is the part of the cerebral cortex that is responsible fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - Comparative Anatomy
Three groups of animals, with some exceptions, have notably complex brains: the arthropods (insects and crustaceans), the cephalopods (oc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frontal Lobe: Encyclopedia Ii - Frontal Lobe - Anatomy
In the human brain, the central sulcus separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe along the top of each cerebral cortex. The later...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hyoid Bone: Encyclopedia Ii - Hyoid Bone - Segments
It consists of five segments: a body, two greater cornua, and two lesser cornua. Hyoid bone - The body or basihyal. The body (corpus os...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Termite: Encyclopedia Ii - Termite - Appearance And Morphological Behaviour
Termites do not physically resemble ants; their "white ant" name is probably due to their similar size and social habits. Termites have b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clitoris: Encyclopedia Ii - Clitoris - Development And Formation
The female clitoris corresponds to homologous parts of the male penis, i.e., embryologically it comes from the same tissue that forms the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dentures: Encyclopedia Ii - Dentures - Problems Associated With Complete Dentures
Problems with dentures include the fact that patients are not used to having something in their mouth that is not food. The brain senses ...   » 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 - Coccyx: Encyclopedia Ii - Coccyx - Structure
The coccyx is formed of four rudimentary vertebrae; the number may be as high as five or as low as three. It articulates superiorly with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acanthocephala: Encyclopedia Ii - Acanthocephala - Morphological Characteristics
There are several morphological characteristics that distinguish acanthocephalans from other phyla of parasitic worms. Acanthocephala - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bird: Encyclopedia Ii - Bird - Evolution
Birds are generally considered to have evolved from theropod dinosaurs. Specifically, birds are members of Maniraptora, a group of therop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Muscles Of The Human Body: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Muscles Of The Human Body - The Muscles Of The Head
facial expression: auricularis anterior - buccinator - corrugator supercilii - depressor anguli oris - depressor labii inferioris - depr...   » 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 - Brachial Artery: Encyclopedia Ii - Brachial Artery - Branches
HEAD: ARTERIES: carotid - common carotid - internal carotid (ophthalmic, retinal, anterior cerebral, middle cerebral, posterior communic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ophthalmic Artery: Encyclopedia Ii - Ophthalmic Artery - Branches
The branches of the ophthalmic artery are often subdivided into an orbital group and an ocular group [1]. Ophthalmic artery - Orbital gr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Primary Motor Cortex: Encyclopedia Ii - Primary Motor Cortex - Anatomy
The precentral gyrus lies in front of the postcentral gyrus - mostly on the lateral (convex) side of the cerebral hemispheres - from whic...   » Read the article