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 - 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 - 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 - Neck: Encyclopedia - Neck
The neck is the part of the body on many limbed vertebrates that distinguishes the head from the torso or trunk. Neck - Anatomy of the hu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Face: Encyclopedia - Face
The face is the front part of the human head from forehead to chin including the head, hair, forehead, eyebrow, eyes, nose, cheek, mouth,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anatomical Position: Encyclopedia - Anatomical Position
The anatomical position is a schematic convention for describing the relative morphology of the human body. All terms in the study of ana...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pancreas: Encyclopedia - Pancreas
The pancreas is an organ that serves two functions: exocrine - it produces pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes. endocrine - it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Forehead: Encyclopedia - Forehead
In human anatomy, the forehead or brow is the bony vertical part of the head above the eyes. Muscles of the forehead include the frontali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cephalic Index: Encyclopedia - Cephalic Index
The cephalic index is the ratio of the maximum breadth of the head to its maximum length (i.e., in the horizontal plane, or front to back...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biceps Brachii Muscle: Encyclopedia - Biceps Brachii Muscle
In human anatomy, the biceps brachii is a muscle on the upper arm that acts to flex the elbow. Contrary to popular belief, the main flexo...   » 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 - Porpoise: Encyclopedia - Porpoise
Neophocaena Phocoena - Harbor porpoises Phocoenoides - Dall's Porpoises The porpoises are small cetaceans of the family Phocoenidae; they...   » 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 - Africanized Bee: Encyclopedia - Africanized Bee
Africanized bees, also known as killer bees, are hybrids of the African honeybee, Apis mellifera adansonii (or by other reports A. m. scu...   » 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 - Anatomical Terms Of Location: Encyclopedia - Anatomical Terms Of Location
In human and zoological anatomy (sometimes called zootomy), several terms are used to describe the location of organs and other structure...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thigh: Encyclopedia - Thigh
In humans the thigh is the area between the pelvis and buttocks and the knee. Anatomically, it is part of the lower limb. The single bone...   » 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 - Thumb: Encyclopedia - Thumb
In human anatomy, the thumb is the first digit on a hand. The human thumb is fully opposable to the tips of the other fingers in that it ...   » 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 - Super Chair Suspension: Encyclopedia - Super Chair Suspension
Super Chair Suspension is an illusion where a person floats in midair, supported only by the back of a fold-up chair. A magician places t...   » 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 - 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 - Body: Encyclopedia - Body
With regard to living things, a body is the integral physical material of an individual, and contrasts with soul, personality and behavio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anus: Encyclopedia - Anus
In anatomy, the anus (from Latin ānus "ring, anus") is the external opening of the rectum. Closure is controlled by sphincter muscles. F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Davidson Black: Encyclopedia - Davidson Black
Dr. Davidson Black (1884 – 1934) was a Canadian paleoanthropologist, best known for his discovery of Sinanthropus pekinensis (now Homo ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ambroise Paré: Encyclopedia - Ambroise Paré
Ambroise Paré (1510 – December 20, 1590) was a French surgeon, the official royal surgeon for kings Henry II, Francis II, Charles IX a...   » Read the article

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 - Vertebral Column: Encyclopedia - Vertebral Column
In human anatomy, the vertebral column (backbone or spine) is a column of vertebrae situated in the dorsal aspect of the abdomen. It hous...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arm: Encyclopedia - Arm
In anatomy, the arm is the upper limb of a bipedal mammal, specifically the segment between the shoulder and the elbow. Arm can also refe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vitruvian Man: Encyclopedia - Vitruvian Man
The Vitruvian Man is a famous drawing with accompanying notes by Leonardo da Vinci made around the year 1490 in one of his journals. It d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Capitate Bone: Encyclopedia - Capitate Bone
The capitate bone (os capitatum; os magnum) is a bone in the human hand. The capitate bone is the largest of the carpal bones, and occupi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz: Encyclopedia - Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz
Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz (also "Yishayahu", "Yeshayah", "Yeshayah", "Yishaya" - in English Abraham Isaiah Karelitz) (1878-1953) known b...   » 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 - Anatomical Terms Of Location: Encyclopedia Ii - Anatomical Terms Of Location - Directions
Anatomical terms of location - General usage. Animals typically have one end with a head and mouth, with the opposite end often having ...   » 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

Dictionary - Ram: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Ram
Ram The English word ram and the Latin aries contain the Aryan root ar or ra, so common in names denoting the masculine, fiery, and cr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Davidson Black: Encyclopedia Ii - Davidson Black - Later Years
In 1919 after being discharged from the Canadian Army Medical Corps, he went to Peking, China, in order to work at Peking Union Medical C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olmec: Encyclopedia Ii - Olmec - Olmec Art
Much Olmec art is highly stylized and uses an iconography reflective of the religious meaning of the artworks. Some Olmec art, however, i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - Brain As Food
Like most other internal organs, the brain can serve as nourishment. For example, in the Southern United States canned pork brain in grav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africanized Bee: Encyclopedia Ii - Africanized Bee - Aggressiveness
Africanized bees are characterized by their aggressiveness in establishing new hives and in their vigorous defensive behavior, attacking ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africanized Bee: Encyclopedia Ii - Africanized Bee - Effects Of Selective Breeding
Africanized bee - In the European Bee intentional selection. The chief difference between the European races or subspecies of bees kept...   » 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 - Eye: Encyclopedia Ii - Eye - Eye Movement
Animals with compound eyes have a wide field of vision, allowing them to look in many directions. To see more, they have to move their en...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beetle: Encyclopedia Ii - Beetle - Evolutionary History And Classification
Beetles entered the fossil record during the Lower Permian, about 265 million years ago. The four extant suborders of beetle are these: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africanized Bee: Encyclopedia Ii - Africanized Bee - Geographic Spread
As of 2002, Africanized honeybees had spread from Brazil south to northern Argentina and north to South and Central America, México, Tex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africanized Bee: Encyclopedia Ii - Africanized Bee - The Assassin Bee?
Africanized bee - The lore. In Brazil, the Afrucab bee and its hybrid are known as the Assassin Bee, for its supposed habits in taking ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africanized Bee: Encyclopedia Ii - Africanized Bee - How To Avoid Bees
Africanized bee - Use caution with power mowers. Bees are sensitive to low frequency vibrations and so an engine driven lawn mower may ...   » 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

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 - 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 - 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 - Thumb: Encyclopedia Ii - Thumb - Anatomy Of The Thumb
In anatomy, the thumb is also called the first finger, pollex, digitus primus, or digitus I. The thumb consists of 3 bones: distal phala...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anatomical Terms Of Location: Encyclopedia Ii - Anatomical Terms Of Location - Planes
Anatomical terms of location - General usage. Three basic reference planes are used in zoological anatomy. The sagittal plane divides t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Face: Encyclopedia Ii - Face - Health
In order to keep a face clean and healthy from disease, healthcare is required such as washing and showering of the face using water and ...   » 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 - Vertebral Column: Encyclopedia Ii - Vertebral Column - Abnormalities
Occasionally the coalescence of the laminae is not completed, and consequently a cleft is left in the arches of the vertebrae, through wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anatomical Terms Of Location: Encyclopedia Ii - Anatomical Terms Of Location - Relative Directions
Structures near the midline are called medial and those near the sides of animals are called lateral. Therefore, medial structures are cl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vertebral Column: Encyclopedia Ii - Vertebral Column - Curves
Viewed laterally the vertebral column presents several curves, which correspond to the different regions of the column, and are called ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thumb: Encyclopedia Ii - Thumb - Origin Of The Thumb
The evolution of the opposable or prehensile thumb is usually associated with Homo habilis, the forerunner of Homo sapiens. This, however...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anus: Encyclopedia Ii - Anus - Role In Defecation
When the rectum is full the increase in intrarectal pressure forces the walls of the anal canal apart allowing the fecal matter to enter ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thigh: Encyclopedia Ii - Thigh - Fascial Compartments
In cross-section, the thigh is divided up into three fascial compartments. These compartments use the femur as an axis, and are separated...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anus: Encyclopedia Ii - Anus - Role In Defecation
When the rectum is full the increase in intrarectal pressure forces the walls of the anal canal apart allowing the fecal matter to enter ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Figure Drawing: Encyclopedia Ii - Figure Drawing - Approaches
Artists take a variety of approaches to drawing the human figure. They may draw from live models, from photographs or other reference mat...   » 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 - Anus: Encyclopedia Ii - Anus - Cosmetics
Shaving, trimming, depilatory, or Brazilian waxing can clear the perineum of hair. Anal bleaching is a relatively new West coast phenomen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anus: Encyclopedia Ii - Anus - Maintenance
Hygiene is important for good anal health. Washing with a mild soap and water will keep the anus clean. Harsh soaps or wiping vigorously ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anus: Encyclopedia Ii - Anus - Maintenance
Hygiene is important for good anal health. Washing with a mild soap and water will keep the anus clean. Harsh soaps or wiping vigorously ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anus: Encyclopedia Ii - Anus - Cosmetics
Shaving, trimming, depilatory, or Brazilian waxing can clear the perineum of hair. Anal bleaching is a relatively new West coast phenomen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - St. George's University: Encyclopedia Ii - St. George's University - Medical Curriculum
The medical curriculum is often times very intense even by United States standards. The basic structure of the school is to provide two y...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leonardo Da Vinci: Encyclopedia Ii - Leonardo Da Vinci - Science And Engineering
Renaissance humanism saw no mutually exclusive polarities between the sciences and the arts, and as impressive and innovative as Leonardo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychoacoustics: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychoacoustics - Psychoacoustics In Software
The psychoacoustic model provides for high quality lossy signal compression by describing which parts of a given digital audio signal can...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kazuo Kiriyama: Encyclopedia Ii - Kazuo Kiriyama - Major Differences In The Novel Film And Manga
Kazuo kiriyama - Personality. In the movie, Kiriyama is an enigmatic character introduced as the sociopathic transfer student, who sign...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vertebral Column: Encyclopedia Ii - Vertebral Column - Surfaces
Vertebral column - Anterior surface. When viewed from in front, the width of the bodies of the vertebrae is seen to increase from the s...   » 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 - Anus: Encyclopedia Ii - Anus - Role In Sexuality
The anus has a relatively high concentration of nerve endings and is an erogenous zone. Sigmund Freud's theory of psychosexual developmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rectum: Encyclopedia Ii - Rectum - The Rectum In Human Defecation
The rectum ampulla acts as a temporary storage facility for feces. As the rectal walls expand due to the materials filling it from within...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychoacoustics: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychoacoustics - Background
In many applications of acoustics and audio signal processing it is necessary to know what humans actually hear. Sound, which consists of...   » 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 - 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

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 - Tiger Shark: Encyclopedia Ii - Tiger Shark - Anatomy And Appearance
Its skin can typically range from a blue or green hue to light with a white or light yellow underbelly. The distinguishing dark spots and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yagan: Encyclopedia Ii - Yagan - Yagan's Head
Yagan - Exhibition and burial. Yagan's head was initially taken to Henry Bull's house. Moore saw it there and sketched the head a numbe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibia: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibia - The Upper Extremity
('proximal extremity') The upper extremity is large, and expanded into two eminences, the medial and lateral condyles. The superior artic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lamia Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Lamia Mythology - External Link
Lamia in Bulgarian short stories and folk tales, is a mysterious creature with several heads, which can grow over and over again if cut, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychoacoustics: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychoacoustics - Masking Effects
In some situations an otherwise clearly audible sound can be masked by another sound. For example, conversation at a bus stop can be comp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychoacoustics: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychoacoustics - Psychoacoustics And Music
Psychoacoustics includes many subjects and produces discoveries which are relevant to music and its composition and performance, and some...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Astrology - Other Miscellany
To astrological politics we owe the theory of heaven-sent rulers, instruments in the hands of Providence, and saviours of society. Napole...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atta Sexdens: Encyclopedia Ii - Atta Sexdens - Description
Atta sexdens - Colony architecture. A. sexdens colonies are primarily subterranean with a mound of excavated material on the surface. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Contortion: Encyclopedia Ii - Contortion - Description
Contortion - Skills. Most contortionists are categorized as either frontbenders or backbenders, depending on the direction in which the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Anatomy In Ancient Times: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Anatomy In Ancient Times - Hippocrates
With not much greater justice has the cultivation of anatomical knowledge been ascribed to Hippocrates, who, because he is universally al...   » 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 - 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. Arm - Bony ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Brain - Anatomy
The normal adult human brain typically weighs between 1 and 1.5 kg (three pounds) and has an average volume of 1,600 cm³ (98 in³). The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oral Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - Oral Sex - Health Issues
Semen contains water, small amounts of salt, protein, zinc [4] and fructose sugar. It is slightly alkaline which causes some to find the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oral Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - Oral Sex - Health Issues
Semen contains water, small amounts of salt, protein, zinc [4] and fructose sugar. It is slightly alkaline which causes some to find the ...   » 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 - 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

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