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- Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
3: ...plural, although pipers most commonly talk of "pipes" and "the bagpipe".
6: ...ight|thumb|A set of Scottish Great Highland bagpipes.<br>
11: 5) Tenor drones<br>
16: ...sually consists of leather, but in more recent times many other materials, such as [[rubber]] and [[Go...
18: ...rical bores for the Musette and Scottish Small Pipes). In general, chanters with a cylindrical bore w... - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
1: ...s.jpg|thumb|270px|H.I.M. Yelizaveta Petrovna, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias (1709-62)]]
3: ...[[St Petersburg]]. Generally, she was one of the best loved Russian monarchs, because she didn't allow...
5: ==Life before becoming Empress==
7: Elizabeth, the youngest daughter of [[Peter the Great]] and [[Catherine ...
9: ...es with more fluency than accuracy. From her earliest years she delighted every one by her extraordina... - Lucretia Mott (3249 bytes)
3: ... 11]], [[1880]]) was the first major [[United States|American]] women's activist in the early [[1800s]...
5: ...She quickly became known for her persuasive speeches against [[slavery]]. Prior to her own involvement...
7: ... allows "conscientious objector" status to [[war resistors]].
9: ...olitionist advocates. In the [[1830s]] she helped establish two anti-slavery groups.
13: ...ook about restrictions on women in the United States. She became more widely known after this. When sl... - Testicle (6183 bytes)
1: ...in [[animal]]s. Male [[mammal]]s have two testicles, which are often contained within an extension of...
3: ... It also occurs in response to stress (the testicles rise up toward the body in an evolutionary effort...
5: ...her evolutionary development which protects each testis from hitting against the other.
8: ...land]]s). The respective functions of the testicles are:
11: ...x [[hormone]]s, of which [[testosterone]] is the best known - Heart (10132 bytes)
3: ...n]] that [[pump]]s [[blood]] through the [[blood vessel]]s by repeated, rhythmic contractions. The ter...
7: ...singular: ''atrium'') and the two lower ''ventricles''.
9: ...ional flow of blood from the atria to the ventricles.
11: ...ventricle pumps blood throughout the body's arteries and veins; the right ventricle pumps blood to the...
15: ...m the left atrium this newly oxygenated blood passes through the [[mitral valve]] to enter the left ve... - Kidney (12846 bytes)
3: ... medical field that studies the kidneys and diseases affecting the kidney is called [[nephrology]].
9: ...l level T12 to L3, and the right kidney usually lies slightly lower than the left in order to accommod...
18: ...y is called the [[renal cortex]], deep to which lies the [[renal medulla]]. The innermost portion is t...
20: ... molecules while secreting other, unneeded molecules. Reabsorption and secretion are accomplished with...
24: ...iltrate, which enter the kidney tubule. Blood leaves the glomerulus through an ''efferent'' (out-going... - Pancreas (4781 bytes)
1: ...ncreas''' is a [[retroperitoneal]] organ that serves two functions:
2: ...ne]] - it produces pancreatic juice containing digestive [[enzyme]]s
3: * [[endocrine system|endocrine]] - it produces several important [[hormone]]s
9: ...stem showing bile duct.gif|Overview diagram of digestive system showing bile duct]]</div>
11: ...c duct]] runs the length of the pancreas and empties into the second part of the duodenum at the [[amp... - Basal ganglia (4800 bytes)
4: ...ic nucleus]] and [[substantia nigra]]. Some of these nuclei may be further subdivided (for example, t...
6: These images show two schematic [[Anatomical terms of location...
7: ... see the nuclei mirrored on the left and right sides in the above sections).
11: Classically, these nuclei were considered to be connected as shown
14: striatum the basal ganglia receives input from the entire cortical - Vertebra (3942 bytes)
3: ... (''singular: vertebra'') are the individual [[bones]] that make up the [[vertebral column]] (''aka'' ...
4: ...e [[sacrum]] and the four [[coccyx|coccygeal]] bones.
5: ...se the remaining 24, and are grouped under the names ''cervical'' (7 vertebrae), ''thoracic'' (12 vert...
6: This number is sometimes increased by an additional vertebra in one region...
9: ...present certain common characteristics which are best studied by examining one from the middle of the ... - Tooth (14790 bytes)
1: ...background-color:lightyellow; width:40%; "> '''Types of teeth'''
4: ...r]]s are similar to molars but smaller and sometimes called "bicuspids"
5: ...ne]]s are used for tearing apart foods and sometimes called "cuspids"
9: ...ooth enamel|enamel]], that helps to prevent cavities on the teeth.
11: ..." (meaning towards the cheek). Other terms are ''mesial'' (toward the midline), ''distal'' (away from ... - Middle Ages (21063 bytes)
1: ...formation]] starting in 1517. These various changes all mark the beginning of the [[Early Modern]] pe...
4: ==The Early Middle Ages==
5: ... flourished in the early '''Middle Ages''': [[Hildesheim]].]]
6: ...nd social senses were unevolved and its technologies undeveloped, compared to the preceding culture.
8: ...gel]] in [[Cornwall]] had managed to obtain supplies of Mediterranean luxury goods well into the 6th c... - Greek language (35285 bytes)
3: ...h [[Bulgaria]], [[Turkey]] and surrounding countries
7: [[Greek languages|Greek]]<br>
15: ...tudied in schools and universities in many countries from the [[Renaissance]] onwards.
17: ...lect''', '''Post-Classic Greek''' or even '''New Testament Greek''' (after its most famous word of lit...
25: ...his article. For more information, see main articles on [[Proto-Greek language]] and [[Mycenaean langu... - Process (6114 bytes)
1: ...roject]]. See also: [[process management]], [[process theory]], and [[:Category:Nature]].
3: ==Examples==
4: ...k]]. Below are a few specific examples of processes.
5: *The [[Bessemer process]] is a way of producing [[steel]].
6: *The process of [[mining]] extracts [[ore]]. - Geography (8541 bytes)
2: ...phi;ειν'' ("to write," as in "to describe").
5: ...human and also the consequences of those differences.
7: ...y of [[map]]s, and is far beyond the study of 'capes and bays'.
11: ...he Greek and Roman techniques and developed new ones.
13: ...od is also known as [[Great Geographical Discoveries]]. By the [[18th century]], geography had become ... - Pan pipes (2209 bytes)
1: [[Image:Panpipes.png|left|Pan pipes]]
2: ... and the [[harmonica]], or mouth organ. The panpipes are named for their association with the rustic G...
4: ... makers of panpipes will use a wax - commonly [[beeswax]] - to tune their new instruments.
6: ...ne note, but by overblowing, that is, increased pressure of breath and tension of lips, harmonics are ...
8: ...n pipes'' is both singular and plural.) Other names for the instrument include '''panflute''' and the... - Baritone horn (1537 bytes)
1: ...one|trombonists]]/[[euphonium]]ists. It has 3 valves and a face forward bell and is the middle voice o...
5: ...e-valve euphoniums being mistakenly called baritones and four-valve instruments being seen as euphoniu... - Egypt (18830 bytes)
21: | '''Other widely spoken languages'''
24: | '''[[Capital]] and Largest City'''
27: | '''[[President of Egypt|President]]'''
34: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 29th]] <br /> [[1 E12 m2|1,001,450...
37: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 15th]] <br /> 74,718,797 <br... - Africa (35389 bytes)
3: ...h over 800 million human inhabitants in 54 countries, it accounts for about one seventh of the [[world...
8: ...ce of Africa]] with its capital [[Carthage]], corresponding to modern-day [[Tunisia]].
11: *the [[Phoenician languages|Phoenician]] ''`afar'', dust;
24: ...om the main mass of the Earth's surface. It includes within its remarkably regular outline an area, of...
26: ... miles), has a coast-line of 32,000 km (19,800 miles). - Americas (7154 bytes)
1: ...es]] (in English and colloquially in other languages).
6: ...re often also described collectively as the '''[[Western Hemisphere]]''' or, during the [[colonial]] e...
8: ...e five parts of the world, with a single ring representing all of the Americas.
10: == Peoples of the Americas ==
13: ...ly used to refer the citizens of the ''United States'', while it is rare to use the more specific ''US... - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
1: ...ion on the continent. Unique among African countries, Ethiopia maintained independence during the [[Sc...
27: | '''[[President of Ethiopia|President]]'''
31: | [[Meles Zenawi]]
34: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 26th]] <br> [[1 E12 m?|1,127,127 k...
37: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 16th]]<br> 67,673,031 <br>60...
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