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- Grapefruit (4275 bytes)
18: ...r from the late 19th century, before that it was only grown as an ornamental plant. The US quickly bec...
31: ... action and in vitro toxicity.'' [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
27: ... United Kingdom]] from [[1979]] to [[1990]], the only woman [[as of 2005]] to serve in that position. ...
33: ...even less popular [[Community Charge]], more commonly known as the [[poll tax]]. At the same time the ...
47: ...icy of the Labour Government as being steps "not only towards [[Socialism]], but towards [[Communism]]...
69: ...al Irish Republican Army|Provisional IRA]] and [[INLA]] prisoners in [[Northern Ireland|Northern Irela...
73: ...h for that media catch-phrase- the U-turn- I can only say this: You turn if you want to. The lady's no... - Rosalind Franklin (9829 bytes)
15: ...ge of working on the 'A' form of deoxyribonucleic acid is that it is a much more dense and tightly coile...
25: ...er ineligible. (Posthumous prizes are permitted only if the recipient dies after the award is announc... - Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
11: ...ang was usually limited to logistics support. At only 4 feet 10 inches, she was a stalwart and loyal c...
31: ...murder of a store owner during a robbery, albeit only as the driver. However, the wife of the murder v...
35: ...eople that floated through it, history books can only speculate with regard to details and direct resp...
39: ...vivors later testified that their side had fired only fourteen rounds in the conflict. Contrary to the...
49: ...nnie was trapped in the passenger seat as battery acid leaked onto her right leg. Though she was serious... - Apple (20408 bytes)
25: ...g in climates unsuitable for ''M. domestica'', mainly for increased cold tolerance.
76: ...following. Extremely sweet apples with barely any acid flavor are popular in [[Asia]].
107: ...arry the pollen. [[Honeybee]] hives are most commonly used, and arrangements may be made with a commer... - Camellia (2759 bytes)
18: The genus is generally adapted to [[acid]]ic [[soil]]s, and does not grow well on [[chalk]... - Hydrangea (4213 bytes)
19: ...umulate [[aluminium]]. Aluminium is released from acidic soils, and forms complexes in the hydrangea flo...
44: Other varieties only flower on 'old wood'. Thus new wood resulting fr... - Rhododendron (3464 bytes)
34: ...lossy oval leaves. Most rhododendrons flower for only a brief period each year, but during that time t... - Gastrointestinal tract (16596 bytes)
67: ...the stomach, including the nature of the food (mainly its fat and protein content) and the degree of m...
75: ...solved puzzles of the digestive system is why the acid juice of the stomach does not dissolve the tissue...
79: ... intestine and mix with the fat in food. The bile acids dissolve the fat into the watery contents of the...
93: ...ein molecules into small molecules called [[amino acid]]s. These small molecules can be absorbed from th...
96: ...holesterol. The bile acids combine with the fatty acids and cholesterol and help these molecules to move... - Digestion (4206 bytes)
9: ...] to further decompose it chemically. As the [[pH|acidic level]] changes in the stomach and later parts ...
15: ...s or teeth. Insects may have a [[crop]] (or the enlargement of [[esophagus]]) while birds and cockroa...
20: ...d]]s to secrete [[pepsinogen]] and [[hydrochloric acid]]. Secretion of gastrin is stimulated by food arr...
21: ...n in the [[liver]]. This hormone responds to the acidity of the chyme.
27: Not only animals digest food. Some [[carnivorous plant]]... - Immune system (14564 bytes)
13: ...tance, recognizes [[mannose]] sugars that appear only in the [[polysaccharide]] coats of various speci...
15: ...). These proteins have configurations and [[amino acid]] sequences that are unique to every individual. ...
39: ...ognizes [[mannose]] sugars, which tend to appear only on pathogenic cell surfaces. A cascade of protei...
54: ...esponse is much more robust. Historically, a commonly used formula is [[Freund's Complete Adjuvant]], ...
66: ...t rejection]] after an [[organ transplant]]. Commonly used [[immunosuppression|immunosuppressants]] in... - Kidney (12846 bytes)
37: ...The next portion of the tubule is the [[loop of Henle]], which leads to the [[distal convoluted tubule...
39: ...y [[adenosine triphosphate|ATP]]. Glucose, amino acids, variable ammounts of mineral ions are thus retu...
47: The site where the ascending loop of Henle touches the afferent arteriole, is called the [[...
55: ...pH 7.4. Urine, on the other hand, becomes either acidic at pH 5 or alkaline at pH 8.
76: ... and [[renin]] and maintaining serum electrolyte, acid-base levels and osmolality. - Liver (11441 bytes)
9: ... tree, and indeed the term "biliary tree" is commonly used in this setting.
11: It is unique as the only internal human organ capable of natural [[regene...
54: ...the formation of [[glucose]] from certain [[amino acid]]s, [[lactate]] or [[glycerol]])
71: ...Hepatitis]], inflammation of the liver, caused mainly by various [[virus]]es but also by some poisons,...
83: ...ed in 1989 for pediatric liver transplantation. Only 20% of an adult's liver (Couinaud segments 2 and... - Stomach (5970 bytes)
6: ...nt (maintained by the secretion of [[hydrochloric acid]]) with [[peptidase]] digestive [[enzyme]]s.
29: ...up the pits, [[parietal cell]]s produce [[gastric acid]], which kills most of the bacteria in food, stim...
37: ...e products. It is inhibited by a low [[pH]] (high acid), as well as the hormone [[somatostatin]].
39: ...x|right|Diagram summarising control of stomach '''acid''' secretion, emphasising interaction between the...
41: ...t effects on the pancreas, but will also diminish acid secretion in the stomach. - Bone (11388 bytes)
29: ... surfaces. Upon arrival active enzymes, such as [[acid phosphatase]], are secreted against the mineral s...
34: ... inorganic and organic parts. The inorganic is mainly crystalline mineral salts and calcium, which is ...
36: The organic part of matrix is mainly Type I [[collagen]]. This is made intracellularl...
40: ...l ossification]]. Intramembranous ossification mainly occurs during formation of the flat bones of the...
131: ...the fusion of epiphyses to the diaphysis (adults only) - Adrenal gland (7544 bytes)
11: ...e principal site of the conversion of the [[amino acid]] [[tyrosine]] into the catecholamines [[epinephr...
23: ...ona fasciculata]] - glucocorticoid production, mainly [[cortisol]] (roughly 95%)
28: ...id-producing tissues. Subsequent steps, however, only occur in the adrenal cortex.
43: ...icoids. This three-organ endocrine system is commonly called the [[HPA axis|hypothalamic-pituitary-adr...
47: * stimulating the release of [[amino acid]]s from the body - Pineal gland (4403 bytes)
11: The pineal gland consists mainly of [[pinealocyte]]s, but four other cell types h...
17: ...hythm]]. Melatonin is a derivative of the [[amino acid]] [[tryptophan]]. The production of melatonin by ... - Hair (11457 bytes)
6: In modern Western societies, it is considered manly for men to have hair on their faces, arms, chest...
8: The hair of non-human animal species is commonly referred to as ''[[fur]]''.
15: Unlike other animals, human beings often have their [...
23: ...together by [[disulfide bond]]s, from the [[amino acid]] [[cysteine]]. These links are very robust; for ...
27: ...ir typically has 6-8 layers of cuticle. Wool has only one, and other animal hair may have many more la... - Tooth (14790 bytes)
3: ...]]s are used for slicing food. In [[carnivore]]s only.
35: ...r an infant. Human children have 20 milk teeth evenly distributed across the quadrants. Each quadrant ...
44: Adult humans have 32 teeth evenly distributed across the quadrants. Each quadrant...
53: ...r of each quadrant (i.e. the third molar and commonly referred to as [[wisdom teeth]]) may or may not ...
63: ...n the absence of [[oxygen]] they produce [[lactic acid]], which [[Solvation|dissolves]] the [[calcium]] ... - Bee (11175 bytes)
37: ...to survive on her own for at least a short time (unlike queens in eusocial species who must be cared f...
45: ... is probably triggered by day length. She is the only fertile [[female]], and deposits all the [[Egg (...
61: ...ree years, while workers have an average life of only three months (during the foraging season, but lo...
67: ...solid foods, their [[digestive system]] becomes [[acid]] enough to prevent such growth and [[poison]]ing...
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