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- Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
2: ...age:Orchin_P622.jpg|250px|Phalaenopsis hybrid]] | caption = Orchid}}
21: ...[South America]] and [[Central America]]. Orchids can be classified according to the way they retrieve...
22: ...hese are anchored on other plants, such as trees, cacti or tree ferns. But they are not [[parasite]]s.
24: ...dent on their soil [[fungi]] for nutrients. A typical example of such a saprophyte is the [[Bird's-nes...
28: ...lower is [[Bilateral symmetry|bilaterally symmetrical]] - Sunflower (5784 bytes)
2: ...image | image = [[Image:A sunflower.jpg|260px]] | caption = Sunflowers display bright yellow colors.}}
15: ... head ([[inflorescence]]). The stem of the flower can grow up to 3 [[metre]]s tall, with the flower he...
18: ...[[Francisco Pizarro]] found the [[Tahuantinsuyu|Inca]] subjects venerating the sunflower as an image o...
23: ...[[achene]]'') of the plant, with the true seeds encased in an inedible husk.
34: ...ornamental plant]]s, but appeal to [[farmer]]s, because they reduce [[bird]] damage and losses from so... - Vagina (1372 bytes)
3: ...f the body in female [[mammal]]s, or to the [[cloaca]] in female [[bird]]s and some [[reptile]]s. Fema...
5: ...[[vagina mucosa]] when it contains a fluid-filled cavity around the tendon.
9: ...the uterus. The vaginal opening is at the back ([[caudal]]) end of the vulva, behind the opening of th... - Retina (13061 bytes)
5: ...na not only detects light, it also plays a significant part in [[visual perception]]. In [[embryonal d...
9: ...e retina have been used for [[biometric]] identification.
11: ==Physical structure of human eye==
14: ...om a drawing by [[Santiago Ramó® ¹ Cajal| Ramó® ¹ Cajal]].)]]
16: ...a while the photoreceptive cells lie outermost. Because of this light must first pass through the thic... - Pharynx (931 bytes)
1: ...ay]]s. The [[human]] pharynx is bent at a sharper angle than other mammal pharynges, enabling us to produ...
3: ...l cavity]]; the ''oropharynx'', behind the [[oral cavity]]; and the ''laryngopharynx'', posterior to t... - Humerus (13486 bytes)
1: ...lbow]]. On a [[skeleton]], it fits between the [[scapula]] and the [[radius (bone)|radius]] and [[ulna...
4: ...ulates with the [[cavitas glenoidalis]] of the [[scapula]]. This type of joint allows a wide range of ...
8: There is also a ''pivot joint'' between the ''capitulum'' of the humerus, and the head of the [[ra...
13: ...] muscles attach at the ''proximal'' humerus, and can rotate and abduct the arm at the shoulder.
25: ...d the extremities, and contains a large medullary canal which extends along its whole length. - Mandible (13717 bytes)
2: ...h unite with the ends of the body nearly at right angles.
9: ...s marked in the median line by a faint ridge, indicating the symphysis or line of junction of the two ...
12: ... others they are absent and their position is indicated merely by an irregularity of the surface. Abov...
15: ...o cavities, for the reception of the teeth; these cavities are sixteen in number, and vary in depth an...
24: ... and the condyloid behind, separated by a deep concavity, the mandibular notch. - Patella (534 bytes)
3: ...e tendon can exert on the femur by increasing the angle at which it acts. - Ulna (12105 bytes)
1: ...two [[bone]]s in the [[forearm]]. In the [[anatomical position]], it is ''medial'' to the '''radius'''...
11: ...s, and the '''ulna tuberosity''' to which muscles can attach.
20: ... the coronoid process; and two concave, articular cavities, the semilunar and radial notches.
24: ...ly. From the medial border a part of the [[flexor carpi ulnaris]] arises; while to the lateral border ...
30: ...emilunar notch. Its antero-inferior surface is concave, and marked by a rough impression for the inser... - Vertebral column (7072 bytes)
5: ...not yet present in a [[newborn]] infant. The cervical and lumbar curves are ''compensatory'' or ''seco...
7: ...sh; a view which is supported by the fact that in cases where the [[viscera]] are transposed and the a...
13: ...ve increase in width as low as the sacrovertebral angle. From this point there is a rapid diminution, to ...
17: ...s in the cervical and lumbar regions. In the cervical region, the transverse processes are placed in f...
21: ...ated between the transverse processes in the cervical region, and in front of them in the thoracic and... - Salivary gland (1370 bytes)
1: ...]] moist. It also helps break down food and lubricates the passage of food down from the oro-[[pharyn...
8: ==Location of the glands==
10: * The [[parotid gland]] is located near the [[ear]] (''par- = next to, -otid = ea...
12: ...d lies beneath the ramus of the [[mandible]] (the angle of the chin).
15: See [[mumps]] (''parotiditis epidemica'') and [[Sj?n syndrome]]. Tumors of the salivary ... - Chest (3592 bytes)
2: ...the upper part of the [[humerus]], [[nipple]], [[scapula]], [[pulmonary artery]], [[sternum]], [[xipho...
4: ...ion of the chest protected by the ribcage is also called the [[thorax]]. The words ''chest'' and ''tho...
7: ...mage:Tsetsefly_parts.png|drawing of an insect indicating position of the thorax]]''
9: ...ged mammals, the mammary glands and nipples are located closer to the back legs, and are therefore not...
15: ... important internal, and is protected by the [[ribcage]]. - Moth (5332 bytes)
2: ...ge | image = [[Image:IL_80cA_moth.jpg|200px|]] | caption =[[Emperor Gum Moth]] }}
12: People who study butterflies and/or moths are called [[lepidopterist]]s; the study of butterflies ...
16: ...are [[crepuscular]] and [[diurnal]] species. They can be distinguished from butterflies in [[Differenc...
18: ==Economic significance of moths==
20: ...f the world. The catepillar of the [[Gypsy moth]] causes severe damage to forests in North East USA, w... - Sculpture (5545 bytes)
3: ...ur, texture, context, location, form, scale, implication, association, temperature or smell. Much [[co...
5: ...'' if it shares qualities with [[classicism|classical]] figurative sculpture or [[statue]].
19: ** [[Catlinite|pipestone]]
59: ..., as it is used by young and old to create [[sand castle]]s.
65: ...": designed by the sculptor to be viewed from any angle. - Engraving (3556 bytes)
5: ...r doing fill work on letters, as well as most musical instrument engraving work. Round gravers are co...
11: ...hasing]] or sometimes a combination of [[lost-wax casting]] and chasing.
15: ...ause of the high level of microscopic detail that can be achieved by a master engraver, [[counterfeit]...
19: ...production of Intaglio plates for commercial applications hand engraving was replaced with milling usi...
27: {{commonscat|Engraving}} - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...g of trade routes in the 17th century were significant numbers of [[Persian rug]]s introduced to Weste...
3: ...en carpet (or carpeting) and rug. The former indicates a covering that is affixed to a floor and the ...
5: [[Image:Carpet.png|350px|thumb|Contemporary Afghan Rug]]
7: == Carpet types ==
8: ...carpet 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Swatches of machine-made carpet]] - Aristarchus (4292 bytes)
1: ... as the "[[Greek]] [[Copernicus]]"). His astronomical ideas were not well-received and were subordinat...
17: ...imes the Moon's diameter. Using [[Eratosthenes]]' calculation that the Earth was 42,000 km in [[circum...
21: ...t the Sun is clearly larger than the Earth, which can be taken to support the heliocentric model. - Flute (11293 bytes)
1: .... A [[musician]] who plays the flute is sometimes called a [[flutist]] or flautist.
3: Flute sounds are typically open and hollow as a result of relatively weak...
5: ==Categories of flutes==
7: ... bottle. Over time, the increasing demands of musical performance have led to the development of what ...
9: ...es, such as the [[recorder]], [[whistle]], and [[ocarina]] have a duct that directs the air onto the e... - Piccolo heckelphone (2734 bytes)
3: ..., who scored for the heckelphone on a number of occasions, seems to have taken some interest in the pi...
5: ...hat of a [[saxophone]]), giving it a characteristically strong and powerful tone.
7: ...able of cutting through quadruple wind sections became much less necessary. Thirdly, they were only ev...
9: ...olo heckelphone at the [[Leipzig University]] musical instrument museum. Of the rest, some may have be... - Shakuhachi (6042 bytes)
3: ...Japan]]ese [[end-blown flute]] which is held vertically like a [[recorder]] instead of being held tran...
10: ... which was roughly equal to 30.3 [[centimeters]] (ca. 0.994 of the English foot) and subdivided in ten...
14: ...izes differ, they are all still referred to generically as "shakuhachi".
16: ...atonic scale]] with no half-tones, but the player can bend each pitch as much as a whole tone or more.
18: ... changing the blowing angle. Professional players can produce virtually any note they wish from the in...
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