Encyclopedia - Vomer Bone: Encyclopedia - Vomer Bone
The vomer bone is one of the unpaired facial bones of the skull. It is located in the midsagittal line, and touches the sphenoid, the eth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Telencephalon: Encyclopedia - Telencephalon
The telencephalon (te-len-seff-a-lon) is the technical name for a large region within the brain which is attributed many functions, which...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cryolophosaurus: Encyclopedia - Cryolophosaurus
Conservation status: Fossil Cryolophosaurus ellioti (cry-oh-LOAF-oh-SORE-us, meaning "cold crested lizard") is a large bipedal dinosaur w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Heroes: Encyclopedia - City Of Heroes
City of Heroes (CoH) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing computer game based on the superhero comic book genre, developed by C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xenomorph: Encyclopedia - Xenomorph
The xenomorph is a fictional extraterrestrial life form of unknown origin from the Alien universe, created by writers Dan O'Bannon and Ro...   » 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 - Australopithecus Africanus: Encyclopedia - Australopithecus Africanus
Australopithecus africanus was an early hominid, an australopithecine, who lived between 3.3 and 2.4 million years ago in the Pliocene. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Badger: Encyclopedia - Badger
 Mydeus  Arctonyx  Melogale  Meles  Mellivora  Taxidea Badger is the common name for any animal of three su...   » 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 - Neanderthal: Encyclopedia - Neanderthal
The Neanderthal or Neandertal was a species of Homo (Homo neanderthalensis) that inhabited Europe and parts of western Asia from about 23...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cranioscopy: Encyclopedia - Cranioscopy
Term created by Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828), a German neuroanatomist and physiologist who was a pioneer in the study of the localizatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pierre Teilhard De Chardin: Encyclopedia - Pierre Teilhard De Chardin
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (IPA: /pjɛʀ tejaʀ də ʃaʀdɛ̃/; May 1, 1881 – April 10, 1955), a Jesuit priest trained as a palaeontol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vomer Bone: Encyclopedia Ii - Vomer Bone - Articulations
The vomer articulates with six bones: two of the cranium, the sphenoid and ethmoid; and four of the face, the two maxillae; and the two p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Skull Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Skull Symbolism - Examples
The Neanderthals painted the skulls of their respectfully buried dead with red ochre coloring (see Shanidar): a transfusion to carry its ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Body Cavity: Encyclopedia Ii - Body Cavity - Coelom
A coelom is a cavity lined by an epithelium derived from mesenchyme. Organs formed inside a coelom can freely move, grow, and develop ind...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Badger: Encyclopedia Ii - Badger - Badgers And Humans
The badger's skill at digging has led to folk beliefs that the animal's paws give good luck in childbirth. The Pueblo people consider the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cryolophosaurus: Encyclopedia Ii - Cryolophosaurus - Description
Cryolophosaurus was about 6 to 8 meters (20 to 26 feet) long, which is significantly smaller than the largest Allosaurus, which reached u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Headbutt: Encyclopedia Ii - Headbutt - Headbutts In Combat Sports And Martial Arts
Headbutting is considered an illegal technique in nearly all combat sports, with a few exceptions such as Burmese boxing and mixed martia...   » 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 - 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 - City Of Heroes: Encyclopedia Ii - City Of Heroes - Character Creation
Creating a character consists of several steps. First the player selects an origin, an archetype and a primary and secondary power set. N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rubber Johnny: Encyclopedia Ii - Rubber Johnny - Controversy
Rubber Johnny was originally intended to be released in the UK on May 23, 2005. However, the release date was pushed back to June 20, 200...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xenomorph: Encyclopedia Ii - Xenomorph - Non-canon Castes
The following castes do not appear in the movies and are thus not considered canon. Xenomorph - Praetorian. A royal elite guard to the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joint: Encyclopedia Ii - Joint - Functional Classification
Functionally, they can be classified as: synarthrosis - permit no movement. amphiarthrosis - permit little movement. diarthrosis - permi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Occipital Bone: Encyclopedia Ii - Occipital Bone - The Squama
The squama (squama occipitalis), situated above and behind the foramen magnum, is curved from above downward and from side to side. Occi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parietal Bone: Encyclopedia Ii - Parietal Bone - Surfaces
Parietal bone - External. The external surface [Fig. 1] is convex, smooth, and marked near the center by an eminence, the parietal emin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patagonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Patagonia - Physiography
The general character of the Argentine portion of Patagonia is for the most part a region of vast steppe-like plains, rising in a success...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neanderthal: Encyclopedia Ii - Neanderthal - Popular Culture
Popular Literature has tended to greatly exaggerate the ape-like gait and related characteristics of the Neanderthals. It has been determ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pierre Teilhard De Chardin: Encyclopedia Ii - Pierre Teilhard De Chardin - Biography
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin - Early years. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was born in Orcines, close to Clermont-Ferrand, in France. He was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethmoid Bone: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethmoid Bone - Surfaces
The upper surface of the labyrinth [Fig. 1] presents a number of half-broken cells, the walls of which are completed, in the articulated ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deinotherium: Encyclopedia Ii - Deinotherium - Characteristics
The following decsription, from Sanders 2003, is for D. giganteus but in general applies to the other two species as well Permanent tooth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant: Encyclopedia Ii - Infant - The Newborn's Appearance
A newborn’s shoulders and hips are narrow, the abdomen protrudes slightly, and the arms and legs are relatively short. The average weig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Neurology: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Neurology - Anatomy And Physiology
The development of modern neurology began in the sixteenth century with Vesalius, who described the anatomy of the brain and much else; h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xenomorph: Encyclopedia Ii - Xenomorph - Non-canon Castes
The following castes do not appear in the movies and are thus not considered canon. Xenomorph - Praetorian. A royal elite guard to the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pak Protector: Encyclopedia Ii - Pak Protector - Tree Of Life
Tree-of-Life is a bush whose smell is unnoticeable to breeders until they reach about 25 Pak years (or 42 human years); after that, the s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Heroes: Encyclopedia Ii - City Of Heroes - Badges, Plaques, And Accolades
In order to give the game more content, Cryptic introduced a system of collectible badges in its second content update to the game. These...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant: Encyclopedia Ii - Feeding And Lifestyle
Feeding is done by breastfeeding or with special industrial milk, "infant formula". As infants age, and their appetites grow, many parent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant: Encyclopedia Ii - Infant Mortality
Infant mortality is the death of infants in the first year of life. Infant mortality can be subdivided into neonatal death, referring to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant: Encyclopedia Ii - The Newborn's Appearance
A newborn’s shoulders and hips are narrow, the abdomen protrudes slightly, and the arms and legs are relatively short. The average weig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant: Encyclopedia Ii - The Newborn's Senses
Newborns can feel all different sensations, but respond most enthusiastically to soft stroking, cuddling and caressing. Gentle rocking ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xenomorph: Encyclopedia Ii - Xenomorph - The Queen
Xenomorphs have an insect-like life cycle, based primarily on those of the digger wasp, Ichneumon wasp, and the ant or termite. The Queen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xenomorph: Encyclopedia Ii - Xenomorph - Variations
The Alien has been portrayed in noticeably different ways throughout the films. Much of this is due to the special effects technology and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xenomorph: Encyclopedia Ii - Xenomorph - Characteristics
Xenomorph - Life cycle. Socially, Xenomorphs are hive-minded creatures, with a defined caste system which is ruled by a queen. They rep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xenomorph: Encyclopedia Ii - Xenomorph - Theories
According to the computer game Aliens vs. Predator 2, xenomorphs utilize ultrasound for relatively long-distance communication. Xenomorph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xenomorph: Encyclopedia Ii - Xenomorph - The Queen
Xenomorphs have an insect-like life cycle, based primarily on those of the digger wasp, Ichneumon wasp, and the ant or termite. The Queen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xenomorph: Encyclopedia Ii - Xenomorph - Debate
Xenomorph - DNA assimilation. Many believe that chestbursters, while still in an embryonic stage, use the host's DNA to augment its own...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xenomorph: Encyclopedia Ii - Xenomorph - Theories
According to the computer game Aliens vs. Predator 2, xenomorphs utilize ultrasound for relatively long-distance communication. Xenomorph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pak Protector: Encyclopedia Ii - Pak Protector - Protector Behaviour
Pak Protectors have an in-built need to look after (or protect, hence the name) their "parent" breeder species. Protectors recognize thei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Skull Symbolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Skull Symbolism - Popular Culture
The symbolic image of the skull permeates the Indiana Jones movies to such an extent that skulls become décor—and even comic relief wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Body Cavity: Encyclopedia Ii - Body Cavity - Pseudocoel
In some protostomes, the embryonic blastocoele persists as a body cavity. These protostomes have a fluid filled main body cavity unlined ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethmoid Bone: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethmoid Bone - Articulations
The ethmoid articulates with fifteen bones: four of the cranium—the frontal, the sphenoid, and the two sphenoidal conchæ; and eleven o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pak Protector: Encyclopedia Ii - Pak Protector - The Pak Species
Pak evolved on a planet near the core of the galaxy. Increased radiation levels at the core cause severe mutations that can destabilize t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xenomorph: Encyclopedia Ii - Xenomorph - Debate
Xenomorph - DNA assimilation. Many believe that chestbursters, while still in an embryonic stage, use the host's DNA to augment its own...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xenomorph: Encyclopedia Ii - Xenomorph - Variations
The Alien has been portrayed in noticeably different ways throughout the films. Much of this is due to the special effects technology and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pak Protector: Encyclopedia Ii - Pak Protector - Narrative Purpose
It appears that Larry Niven created the Pak Protectors partly to show that high intelligence is simply an evolutionary tool. There have b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pak Protector: Encyclopedia Ii - Pak Protector - The Pak And Humanity
Humans are descended from Pak breeders that were stranded on Earth 2.5 million years ago. The protectors that built the colony ship died ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xenomorph: Encyclopedia Ii - Xenomorph - Characteristics
Xenomorph - Life cycle. Socially, in ideal situations, Xenomorphs are hive-minded creatures with a defined caste system which is ruled ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Heroes: Encyclopedia Ii - City Of Heroes - Servers
There are two separate geographical locales in which to play City of Heroes: American and European. Each locale has its own set of server...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cryolophosaurus: Encyclopedia Ii - Cryolophosaurus - Forests Of The Night
The remains of the Cryolophosaurus were found with the remains of a very large prosauropod (related to plateosaurids like the Plateosauru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Badger: Encyclopedia Ii - Badger - Taxidinae Subfamily
Badger - American badger Taxidea taxus. The American badger ranges over the greater part of the western and central United States as we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant: Encyclopedia Ii - Infant - Feeding And Lifestyle
Feeding is done by breastfeeding or with special industrial milk, "infant formula". As infants age, and their appetites grow, many parent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cryolophosaurus: Encyclopedia Ii - Cryolophosaurus - Classification
Classification is difficult because the Cryolophosaurus has a mix of primitive and advanced characteristics. The leg bone (femur) has tra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Telencephalon: Encyclopedia Ii - Telencephalon - Composition
The telencephalon comprises what most people think of as the "brain". It lies on top of the brainstem and is the largest and most well-de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Telencephalon: Encyclopedia Ii - Telencephalon - Cell Regeneration
Telencephalon - Xenopus laevis. In a study of the telencephalon conducted in Hokkaido University on African clawed frogs (xenopus laev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Telencephalon: Encyclopedia Ii - Telencephalon - Programmed Cell Death
Telencephalon - Purpose. Programmed Cell Death (PCD) is not uncommon within the telencephalon or it's sub-regions. It is thought to be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant: Encyclopedia Ii - Infant - Infant Mortality
Infant mortality is the death of infants in the first year of life. Infant mortality can be subdivided into neonatal death, referring to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant: Encyclopedia Ii - Infant - The Newborn's Senses
Newborns can feel all different sensations, but respond most enthusiastically to soft stroking, cuddling and caressing. Gentle rocking ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neanderthal: Encyclopedia Ii - Neanderthal - Physical Traits
The following is a list of physical traits that distinguish Neanderthals from modern humans; however, not all of them can be used to dist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neanderthal: Encyclopedia Ii - Neanderthal - Discovery
A Neanderthal skull was first discovered in Forbes' Quarry, Gibraltar in 1848, eight years prior to the "original" discovery in a limesto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neanderthal: Encyclopedia Ii - Neanderthal - Name And Classification
The term "Neanderthal Man" was coined in 1863 by Irish anatomist William King. Neanderthal is now spelled two ways: The spelling of the G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neanderthal: Encyclopedia Ii - Neanderthal - Language
The theory that Neanderthals lacked complex language was widespread until 1983, when a Neanderthal hyoid bone was found at the Kebara Cav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neanderthal: Encyclopedia Ii - Neanderthal - Tools
Neanderthal (Middle Paleolithic) archeological sites show both a smaller and a less flexible toolkit than in the Upper Paleolithic sites,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pierre Teilhard De Chardin: Encyclopedia Ii - Pierre Teilhard De Chardin - Teachings
In his posthumously published book, The Human Phenomenon, Teilhard sets forth a sweeping account of the unfolding of the material cosmos ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pierre Teilhard De Chardin: Encyclopedia Ii - Pierre Teilhard De Chardin - Controversy With Church Officials
In 1925, Teilhard was ordered by the Jesuit Superior General Vladimir Ledochowski to leave his teaching position in France and to sign a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Head: Encyclopedia Ii - Head - Cultural Import
People who are more intelligent than normal are sometimes depicted in cartoons as having bigger heads, as a way of indicating that they ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Head: Encyclopedia Ii - Head - Clothing
Unlike other parts of the body clothing is most often not worn on the head. The most common headwear is a hat. This may be either a woole...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joint: Encyclopedia Ii - Joint - Structural Classification
Structurally, joints are classified as: fibrous - bones are connected by fibrous connective tissue. cartilaginous - bones are connected ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethmoid Bone: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethmoid Bone - Articulations
The ethmoid articulates with fifteen bones: four of the cranium—the frontal, the sphenoid, and the two sphenoidal conchæ; and eleven o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Heroes: Encyclopedia Ii - City Of Heroes - Suit By Marvel
In November 2004, Marvel Comics filed a lawsuit against City of Heroes developer Cryptic Studios and publisher NCSoft alleging that the g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Occipital Bone: Encyclopedia Ii - Occipital Bone - Lateral Parts
The lateral parts (pars lateralis) are situated at the sides of the foramen magnum; on their under surfaces are the condyles for articula...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Occipital Bone: Encyclopedia Ii - Occipital Bone - Basilar Part
The basilar part (pars basilaris) extends forward and upward from the foramen magnum, and presents in front an area more or less quadrila...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parietal Bone: Encyclopedia Ii - Parietal Bone - Ossification
The parietal bone is ossified in membrane from a single center, which appears at the parietal eminence about the eighth week of fetal lif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Occipital Bone: Encyclopedia Ii - Occipital Bone - Articulations
The occipital articulates with six bones: the two parietals, the two temporals, the sphenoid, and the atlas. This article was originally ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Heroes: Encyclopedia Ii - City Of Heroes - Beyond The Computer
City of Heroes - The comic book. North American subscribers to the game receive the City of Heroes monthly comic book in the mail; it i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Heroes: Encyclopedia Ii - City Of Heroes - Subscription
As in other MMORPGs, players must pay the publisher (NCSoft) a monthly fee to continue playing City of Heroes. Portions of the subscripti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Heroes: Encyclopedia Ii - City Of Heroes - Enhancements And Inspirations
Enhancements and inspirations fill the roles of equipment and items in City Of Heroes, with enhancements being permanent and inspirations...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Heroes: Encyclopedia Ii - City Of Heroes - Overview
Players begin by using the game's extensive character creation system to select an archetype and Power Sets, design a unique costume, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Heroes: Encyclopedia Ii - City Of Heroes - Badges Plaques And Accolades
In order to give the game more content, Cryptic introduced a system of collectible badges in its second content update to the game. These...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Heroes: Encyclopedia Ii - City Of Heroes - Updates
The developer continually expands City of Heroes with free downloadable patches/updates. City of Villains will be a quasi expansion for C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Heroes: Encyclopedia Ii - City Of Heroes - Praise
Computer Gaming World hailed the game saying "City of Heroes blows a superpowered gust of fresh air into an increasingly stale sword-and-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Heroes: Encyclopedia Ii - City Of Heroes - Criticism
Some players have criticized the game for being improperly balanced, with some power sets far outshining others. As in all MMORPGs, there...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patagonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Patagonia - History
Patagonia - First human settlement. Human habitation of the region dates back thousands of years, with some early archaeological findin...   » Read the article