The word axis has several meanings: In mathematics, axis can mean: A straight line around which a geometric figure can be rotated. A coordinate axis -- a line representing a coordinate system. In geometry, special types of axes can include An axis of rotation An axis of symmetry In anatomy, the axis is the second cervical vertebra of the spine. In politics, it may refer

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In the context of physical health, weight loss is the process of losing body weight, typically by losing fat. To achieve weight loss, more calories must be expended than taken in. This can be achieved by reducing the amount of food consumed, increasing physical activity or a combination of the two. For healthy weight loss, most experts recommend a combination of healthy eating patterns and regular physical exercise. Other methods of losing weight include use of prescribed or herbal drugs or chemicals that decrease appetite and/or incr ...

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Callorhynchidae Rhinochimaeridae Chimaeridae Other meanings, based on a fantastic animal, are at Chimera. Chimaera is the common name of the species in the families Callorhynchidae, Rhinochimaeridae and Chimaeridae which all are closely related to sharks; they are also called ghost sharks. Chimaeras live in temperate ocean floors and grow to be up to 2 meters. As all members of the chondrichthyes class, chimaeras have a skeleton constructed of cartilage. The skin is smooth and lacks scales, and i ...

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Cervical vertebrae (Vertebrae cervicales) are the smallest of the true vertebrae, and can be readily distinguished from those of the thoracic or lumbar regions by the presence of a foramen (hole) in each transverse process. The first, second, and seventh cervical vertebrae present exceptional features and must be separately described, though the other four have common characteristics. Cervical vertebrae - General characteristics. These are the general characteristics of the third through sixth cervic ...

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• Cervical vertebrae - General characteristics
• Cervical vertebrae - First cervical vertebra Atlas
• Cervical vertebrae - Second cervical vertebra Axis
• Cervical vertebrae - Seventh cervical vertebra

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Whiplash is the result of impulsive stretching of the spine, often the result of a rear-end collision between cars or trucks. The Quebec Task Force on Whiplash-Associated Disorders defined whiplash as follows: "Whiplash is an acceleration-deceleration mechanism of energy transfer to the neck. It may result from rear end or side-impact motor vehicle collisions, but can also occur during diving and other mishaps. The impact may result in bony or soft-tissue injuries (whiplash injury), this in turn may lead to a variety of clinic ...

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Cephalic disorders are congenital conditions that stem from damage to, or abnormal development of, the budding nervous system. Cephalic is a term that means "head" or "head end of the body." Cephalic disorders are not necessarily caused by a single factor, but may be influenced by hereditary or genetic conditions, nutritional deficiencies, or by environmental exposures during pregnancy, such as medication taken by the mother, maternal infection, or exposure to radiation (such disorders are more common in areas of the former Sov ...

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• Cephalic disorder - More common cephalic disorders
• Cephalic disorder - Anencephaly Q00.0
• Cephalic disorder - Colpocephaly ICD10 unknown
• Cephalic disorder - Holoprosencephaly Q04.2
• Cephalic disorder - Ethmocephaly ICD10 unknown
• Cephalic disorder - Hydranencephaly Q04.3
• Cephalic disorder - Iniencephaly Q00.2
• Cephalic disorder - Lissencephaly Q04.3
• Cephalic disorder - Megalencephaly Q04.5
• Cephalic disorder - Microcephaly Q02
• Cephalic disorder - Porencephaly Q04.6
• Cephalic disorder - Schizencephaly Q04.6
• Cephalic disorder - Less common cephalies
• Cephalic disorder - Acephaly Q00.0
• Cephalic disorder - Exencephaly ICD10 unknown
• Cephalic disorder - Macrocephaly Q75.3
• Cephalic disorder - Micrencephaly Q02
• Cephalic disorder - Otocephaly Q18.2
• Cephalic disorder - Craniostenosis ICD10 unknown
• Cephalic disorder - Notes

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In anatomy, 'cervical' is an adjective that has two meanings: of or pertaining to the neck. of or pertaining to the female cervix: i.e., the neck of the uterus. Commonly used medical phrases involving the neck are... cervical spine, cervical lymph nodes, cervical vertebrae, cervical disc Phrases that involve the cervix include... cervical cancer, cervic

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The ventricular system is a set of structures in the brain continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord. The system comprises four ventricles: right and left lateral ventricles, third ventricle, and fourth ventricle. Each ventricle contains a choroid plexus that produces cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) used to bathe and cushion the brain and spinal cord within their bony confines. Ventricular system - Ventricles. There are four cerebral ventricles: the paired lateral ventricles and the third and fourth ve ...

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• Ventricular system - Ventricles
• Ventricular system - Flow of cerebrospinal fluid
• Ventricular system - Protection of the brain
• Ventricular system - Role in disease
• Ventricular system - Embryology

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Born into a poor pastor family, Lichtenberg became a hunchback due to a malformation of the spine before his adulthood. Aided by a local patron, in 1763 he entered Göttingen University, where in 1769 he became extraordinary professor of physics, and six years later ordinary professor. He held this post till his death. One of the first scientists to introduce experiments with apparatus in their lectures, Lichtenberg was a most popular and respected figure in the European intellectual circle of his time. He maintained a good relations ...

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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - Life, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - Waste books, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - Other works, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - Selected bibliography

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The most commonly used method is based on a single x-ray of the fingers, hand, and wrist. A hand is easily x-rayed with minimal radiation and shows many bones in a single view. The bones in the x-ray are compared to the bones of a standard atlas, usually "Greulich and Pyle" (Greulich WW, Pyle SI: Radiographic Atlas of Skeletal Development of the Hand and Wrist, 2nd edition. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1959.) A more complex method also based on hand x-rays is the "TW2" method (Tanner JM, Whitehouse RH, Marshall WA, ...

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Bone age, Bone age - Methods, Bone age - Height prediction, Bone age - Clinical application of bone age readings

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Slings allow the wearer to have two free hands to accomplish tasks such as laundry or cooking while caring for the baby's need to be held or breastfed. A sling offers a safer alternative to dangerously balancing a car seat on top of a shopping cart. It also allows children to be part of the action and to see the world from a better view. Babies and children will enjoy getting to see the zoo and other places of interest from up ...

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Babywearing, Babywearing - Why Babywearing, Babywearing - Benefits of Babywearing, Babywearing - Practicality of Babywearing, Babywearing - Breastfeeding and Babywearing, Babywearing - Caution and Concern

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The existence of such a barrier was first noticed in experiments by Paul Ehrlich in the late-19th century. Ehrlich was a bacteriologist who was studying staining, used for many studies to make fine structures visible. Some of these dyes, notably the aniline dyes that were then popular, would stain all of the organs of an animal except the brain when injected. At the time Ehrlich attributed this to the ...

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Blood-brain barrier, Blood-brain barrier - History, Blood-brain barrier - Physiology, Blood-brain barrier - Drugs targeting the brain, Blood-brain barrier - Diseases affecting the blood-brain barrier, Blood-brain barrier - Multiple sclerosis MS, Blood-brain barrier - Late-stage neurological trypanosomiasis Sleeping sickness, Blood-brain barrier - Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy PML, Blood-brain barrier - Other diseases

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START is an expedient triage system that can be performed by lightly-trained lay and emergency personnel in emergencies. It is not intended to supersede or instruct medical personnel or techniques. It may serve as an instructive example, and has been (2003) taught to California emergency workers for use in earthquakes. It was developed at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, California for use by emergency services in Orange County, California. It has been field-proven in mass casualty incidents such as train wrecks and bus accidents, thoug ...

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Triage, Triage - History, Triage - Types of triage, Triage - The necessity of triage, Triage - START Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment, Triage - Simple triage and evacuation, Triage - Advanced triage, Triage - Black / Expectant, Triage - Red / Immediate, Triage - Yellow / Observation, Triage - Green / Wait, Triage - White / Dismiss, Triage - Triage in France, Triage - Reverse triage, Triage - Medical care during a disaster period

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One way to group the bones of the human skeleton is to divide them into two groups, namely the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton. The axial skeleton consists of bones in the midline and includes all the bones of the head and neck, the vertebrae, ribs and sternum. The appendicular skeleton consists of the clavicles, scapulae, bones of the upper limb, bones of the pelvis and bones of the lower limb. The bones of the human skeleton are structurally and in many taxonomies organized as those of the: skullSee also:

Human skeleton, Human skeleton - Function, Human skeleton - Organization, Human skeleton - Gender differences, Human skeleton - Diseases

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ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - A00-A09 Intestinal infectious diseases. (A00) Cholera (A01) Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers (A010) Typhoid fever (A02) Other Salmonella infections (A03) Shigellosis (A04) Other bacterial intestinal infections (A040) Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli infection (A045) Campylobacter enteritis (A046) Enteritis due to Yersinia enterocolitica (A047) Enter ...

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ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - A00-A79 - Bacterial infections and other intestinal infectious diseases and STDs, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - A00-A09 Intestinal infectious diseases, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - A15-A19 Tuberculosis, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - A20-A28 Certain zoonotic bacterial diseases, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - A30-A49 Other bacterial diseases, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - A50-A64 Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - A65-A69 Other spirochaetal diseases, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - A70-A74 Other diseases caused by chlamydiae, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - A75-A79 Rickettsioses, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - A80-B34 - Viral infections, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - A80-A89 Viral infections of the central nervous system, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - A90-A99 Arthropod-borne viral fevers and viral haemorrhagic fevers, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - B00-B09 Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - B15-B19 Viral hepatitis, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - B20-B24 Human immunodeficiency virus HIV disease, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - B25-B34 Other viral diseases, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - B35-B89 - Infections caused by fungi protozoans worms and infestations, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - B35-B49 Mycoses, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - B50-B64 Protozoal diseases, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - B65-B83 Helminthiases, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - B85-B89 Pediculosis acariasis and other infestations, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - B90-B99 - Sequelae and diseases classified elsewhere, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - B90-B94 Sequelae of infectious and parasitic diseases, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - B95-B97 Bacterial viral and other infectious agents, ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - B99 Other infectious diseases

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Growing axons move through their environment via the growth cone, which is at the tip of the axon. The growth cone has a broad sheet like extension called lamellipodia which contain protrusions called filopodia. The filopodia are the mechanism by which the entire process adheres to surfaces and explores the surrounding environment. Actin plays a major role in the mobility of this system. Environments with high levels of cell adhesion molecules or CAM's create an ideal environment for axonal growth. This seems to provide a "sticky" sur ...

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Axon, Axon - Growth & Development, Axon - History

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While not moving, a human can be in one of the following main positions. standing; requires sufficient headroom, e.g. it is not possible in a regular car; one can stand freely or lean against a support (a wall, a pole, etc.); sitting; requires a more or less horizontal structure, e.g. a chair or the ground; special ways of sitting are with the legs horizontal, and in an inclined seat; while on a chair the shins are usually vertical, on the ground the shins may be crossed in an "Indian-style" sitting (with a name ...

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Human position, Human position - Basic human positions, Human position - Optimal human positions and balanced erect posture, Human position - Erect Posture as Natural exercise, Human position - Human positions and Posture in society, Human position - Some prominent people noted for erect posture

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Golden hour medicine - Prehospital care. Prehospital care is limited to the minimum, i.e. A.B.C (airway, breathing, circulation) cover wounds realign ("reduce") broken limbs protect the spine. Inserting an intravenous drip must be fast and not delay transportation. Endotracheal intubation is the only act that may delay the transportation. This prehospital strategy is also called scoop and run (or swoop and scoop), as opposed to the stay ...

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Golden hour medicine, Golden hour medicine - Origins, Golden hour medicine - Basics, Golden hour medicine - Prehospital care, Golden hour medicine - Hospital selection, Golden hour medicine - Limited examination, Golden hour medicine - Summary, Golden hour medicine - Transports

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The film, which was directed by Robert Zemeckis, tells the story of a simple man's epic journey through life, meeting historical figures and experiencing first-hand historic events largely unaware of their significance, due to his low IQ of 75. In the film, Forrest (played by Tom Hanks) calls the police about the Watergate break-in, invents the smiley face without realizing it, inspires John Lennon to write "Imagine", and makes millions on Apple Computer stock thi ...

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Forrest Gump, Forrest Gump - The film, Forrest Gump - Plot summary of the movie, Forrest Gump - Meetings with presidents, Forrest Gump - Criticism of the film, Forrest Gump - Divergence from the novel, Forrest Gump - Trivia, Forrest Gump - Featured Cast, Forrest Gump - Soundtrack, Forrest Gump - Disc One, Forrest Gump - Disc Two, Forrest Gump - Awards and Nominations, Forrest Gump - External link

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Brahma (Devanagari ब्रह्मा, pronounced as "brəhmα:") is the Hindu creator god, and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. He must not be confused with the Supreme Cosmic Spirit of Hindu philosophy Brahman (the word stems of both are the same). Brahmā is identied with the Vedic deity Prajapati. Brahmacharya The word Brahmacharya symbolises a person who is leading a life in quest of Brahma, or in other words a student. The root "Bra ...

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Glossary of terms in Hinduism, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - A, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - B, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - C, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - D, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - E, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - F, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - G, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - H, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - I, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - J, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - K, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - L, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - M, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - N, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - O, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - P, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - Q, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - R, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - S, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - T, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - U, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - V, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - W, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - Y, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - Z, Glossary of terms in Hinduism - Notes

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Extraterrestrial life - Ancient and Early Modern ideas. See also: Cosmic pluralism Belief in extraterrestrial life may have been present in ancient Egypt, Babylon, and Sumer, although in these societies, cosmology was fundamentally supernatural and the notion of aliens is difficult to distinguish from that of gods, demons, and such. The first important Western thinkers to argue systematically for a universe full of other planets and, therefore, possible extraterrestrial life were the an ...

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Extraterrestrial life, Extraterrestrial life - Possible basis of extraterrestrial life, Extraterrestrial life - Biochemistry, Extraterrestrial life - Theoretical Evolution and Morphology, Extraterrestrial life - Beliefs in extraterrestrial life, Extraterrestrial life - Ancient and Early Modern ideas, Extraterrestrial life - Extraterrestrials and the Modern era, Extraterrestrial life - Scientific search for extraterrestrial life, Extraterrestrial life - Direct search, Extraterrestrial life - Indirect search, Extraterrestrial life - Extraterrestrial life in the Solar System, Extraterrestrial life - Dealing with extraterrestrial life, Extraterrestrial life - Related books and media

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Crash Bandicoot: Crash is an orange bandicoot that always foils the evil Dr. Cortex's plans to conquer or destroy the world. He seems to have trouble of having love problems with Pasadena, and he also works well with Crunch and Coco. Voiced by Jess Harnell. Coco Bandicoot: Coco is Crash's younger sister. She is a genius and always helps Crash defeat Cortex. She wants to defeat Nina once and for all. Voiced by Debi Derryberry. Dr. Neo Cortex: He is an evil genius bent on destroying Crash ...

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Crash Tag Team Racing, Crash Tag Team Racing - Gameplay, Crash Tag Team Racing - Worlds, Crash Tag Team Racing - Racetracks, Crash Tag Team Racing - Mystery Island, Crash Tag Team Racing - Happily Ever Faster, Crash Tag Team Racing - Tyrannosaurus Wrecks, Crash Tag Team Racing - Tomb Town, Crash Tag Team Racing - Astro Land, Crash Tag Team Racing - Minigames, Crash Tag Team Racing - The Characters, Crash Tag Team Racing - The Vehicles, Crash Tag Team Racing - Handling and Control, Crash Tag Team Racing - Endurance and Weight, Crash Tag Team Racing - Speed, Crash Tag Team Racing - Costumes, Crash Tag Team Racing - Crash Bandicoot, Crash Tag Team Racing - Dr. Neo Cortex, Crash Tag Team Racing - Pasadena O'Possum, Crash Tag Team Racing - Crunch Bandicoot, Crash Tag Team Racing - Coco Bandicoot, Crash Tag Team Racing - Nina Cortex, Crash Tag Team Racing - N. Gin, Crash Tag Team Racing - Ebeneezer Von Clutch, Crash Tag Team Racing - Plot Synopsis, Crash Tag Team Racing - Criticism, Crash Tag Team Racing - Trivia, Crash Tag Team Racing - Quotes, Crash Tag Team Racing - Dr. Neo Cortex, Crash Tag Team Racing - Pasadena O'Possum, Crash Tag Team Racing - Crunch Bandicoot, Crash Tag Team Racing - Coco Bandicoot, Crash Tag Team Racing - Nina Cortex, Crash Tag Team Racing - N. Gin, Crash Tag Team Racing - Ebeneezer Von Clutch

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