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- China (38909 bytes)
1: ...e [[3rd century BC]] to protect the north from raiders on horseback.]]
3: ...nding on one's point of view, modern China can be described as a single [[civilization]] or multiple c...
5: ...of China]] in [[1912]]; however the next four decades were marred by warlordism, the [[Second Sino-Jap...
7: ...utes on [[Chinese reunification]]/[[Taiwan independence]] issues.
14: ...of China at the centre of her known world, surrounded by lesser tributary states. - Artery (6875 bytes)
3: ...known as the ''media''. This "middle layer" is made up of [[smooth muscle]] cells and elastic tissue....
9: ...ow, mean [[systemic]] pressures typically being under 100 mmHg, about 1.8 lbf/in², above surround...
11: ...rgic, other locally produced peptides, nitrous oxide, etc. (See epinephrine, norepinephrine, alpha and...
13: ...ssure, i.e. Systolic vs. Diastolic difference, is determined primarily by the amount of blood ejected ...
15: ...aturation increases and [[carbon dioxide]] levels decrease. [[Hemoglobin]] molecules within [[red blo... - Urinary bladder (1524 bytes)
1: ...:29-08-07 08a.jpg|thumb|250px|Kidney Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
2: ...o disposal by [[urination]]. Urine enters the bladder via the [[ureter]]s and exits via the [[urethra]...
5: ...400-500 millilitres of urine, but because it is made up of [[transitional epithelium]] it is able to s...
7: The ureters enter the bladder diagonally from its dorsolateral floor.
9: == Diseases of the bladder == - Heart (10132 bytes)
1: ...Image:Heart_crca.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ... language|Greek]] ''kardia'' (καρδια) for "heart".
7: ... a sac known as the [[pericardium]] and is surrounded by the [[lung]]s. In adults, it weighs about 300...
9: A thick muscular wall, the [[septum]], divides the right atrium and ventricle from the left atr...
15: ...takes places and the blood releases [[carbon dioxide]] into the lung cavity and picks up [[oxygen]]. T... - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: The materials definition of a '''glass''' is a uniform [[amorphous...
3: ...ed the word ''glaes'' to describe [[amber]], recorded by [[Roman Empire|Roman]] historians as ''glaesu...
5: ...glasses in common use as a building, container or decorative material.
9: ...d with very smooth and impervious surfaces. These desirable properties lead to a great many uses of gl...
13: ...ommon glass''' is mostly amorphous [[silicon dioxide]] ([[Silicon|Si]][[Oxygen|O]]<sub>2</sub>), which... - Meditation (26064 bytes)
3: ...me calm and focused. Several major religions include ritual meditation; however, meditation itself nee...
5: ...se is the receipt of spiritual insights and new understanding.
10: ...t-clipart-9029.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
12: ...and some people use repetitive activities such as deep breathing, humming or chanting to help induce a...
16: Besides the physical factors related to meditation perha... - Jan van Eyck (7234 bytes)
3: ...85]]–[[1441]]) was a [[15th century]] [[Flanders|Flemish]] [[painter]] and one of the first to p...
7: ...rt admitted him into partnership, and both were made court painters to [[Philip the Good|Philip of Cha...
9: ...s|livres]] per annum, and from that time till his death Jan van Eyck remained the faithful servant of ...
11: ...s salary at [[Bruges]], yet settled in a fixed abode at [[Lille]].
13: ...f many distinctions by which Philip the Good rewarded his painter's merits. - Tobacco smoking (36030 bytes)
2: ...ly [[lung cancer]], [[emphysema]], and other disorders.
4: ...alth hazards of smoking, the practice has rapidly declined in recent years in the [[United States]], [...
8: ..."as addictive as heroin or cocaine."{{fn|1}} Dependence is strongest when tobacco smoke is inhaled int...
10: ...s balanced by its immediate rewards, while others deny the risks altogether.
13: ...co was used as an all-purpose medicine, and was widely believed to have magical powers, It was also bu... - Black widow spider (5745 bytes)
2: ...x|Black Widow spider]] | caption = Black Widow spider}}
9: {{Taxobox genus entry | taxon = ''[[Latrodectus]]''}}
12: ...on binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Latrodectus mactans | author = [[Johan Christian Fabriciu...
15: ...frica the black widow is known as the ''button spider''.
17: ...is about 0.5 inches (13 mm). Male black widow spiders are half the size of the female, but with longe... - Dionysus (15630 bytes)
3: ... lover of [[peace]] — as well as the patron deity of both [[agriculture]] and the [[theater]].
5: ...he [[Greek mythology|Olympian tradition]] he is made to be the son of [[Zeus]] and [[Semele]]; other v...
9: ...us rites]], such as those practiced in honor of [[Demeter]] and [[Persephone]] at [[Eleusinian Mysteri...
11: ...nysus is a [[syncretism]] of a local Greek nature deity and a more powerful god from [[Thrace]] or [[P...
15: ...2.jpg|thumb|250px|Statute of Dionysos. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A... - Motorcycle (40437 bytes)
7: ...o steer the motorcycle, in conjunction with the rider shifting their weight through their feet, which ...
9: ...ped with floorboards instead of footpegs, and [[sidecar]]s and other three-wheeled variations, commonl...
13: The world's first motorcycle, designed and built by [[Germany|German]] inventors [...
15: ...late 60's and early 70's who were able to produce designs faster and cheaper.
23: ...ear suspension being an integral component in the design. - Muscle (12774 bytes)
13: ... the smooth muscles and the striated muscles include: the fibers of the smooth muscles are not arrange...
15: Muscles within the skeletal muscle are also divided into two subtypes:
17: ... of your strength. Type II fibers are further divided into two sub-categories :
18: ...ibers (at least a fraction of them does). Thus, sedentary people have a higher proportion of type IIx ...
22: ...] are distributed throughout the muscles and provide feedback sensory information to the [[central ner... - Yoga (18820 bytes)
1: ...t-clipart-9029.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...s of yoga have gained significant popularity outside [[India]], particularly in the West during the pa...
9: ...ears, special practical yoga techniques have been developed by experts in yoga, who are referred to as...
11: ...th of [[meditation]] ([[Raja Yoga]]), the path of devotion ([[Bhakti Yoga]]), the path of selfless ser...
17: ...riginal Sanskrit terms. Most yoga guidebooks include glossaries of these terms with local language exp... - Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (32564 bytes)
5: ...orism|aphorisms]], which are short, terse phrases designed to be easy to memorize. Though brief, the Y...
6: ...t-clipart-9029.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
7: ... beads. For that reason the title is sometimes rendered in English as the Yoga Aphorisms.
13: ...arnt by memory and passed down from teacher to student through generations.
19: ...ut elucidated the practice of Raja Yoga in a more detailed manner.
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