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- Brain (22060 bytes)
5: ... The [[human brain]] is particularly complex and enlarged.
16: ...rol, memory, and thinking abilities. Currently, only the symptoms of these diseases can be treated, b...
41: ...tomy and [[protein]] expression patterns but can only be done after the human or animal is dead.
48: ... A possible origin of this myth is the fact that only about 10% of the [[neurons]] in the brain are fi...
52: ...sis can lead to perfect recall of details.'' Not only is this not entirely true, an incompetent or dec... - Eye (21834 bytes)
13: ...such an eye varies, however: some trilobites had only one, and some had thousands of lenses in one eye...
15: ...more. This enables snails to keep out of direct sunlight.
22: ...sitive cells of the retina, the products of which trigger [[nerve impulse]]s which travel to the brain.
65: ...which allow humans and other animals to see by moonlight, or with very little available light (as in a...
79: ...plate striking the head will not damage the eye, unless it breaks the skull. - Thyroid (5421 bytes)
18: ... the diet, the thyroid gland can be considerably enlarged, resulting in the swollen necks of endemic [...
20: ...o frogs; conversely, administering thyroxine will trigger metamorphosis.
52: ...656]]. [[Thyroid hormone]] (or ''thyroxin'') was only identified in the [[19th century]]. - Horn (instrument) (19243 bytes)
6: Compared to the other brass instruments commonly found in the [[orchestra]], the typical range of...
12: ...the other could be free to guide his steed. The only way to change the pitch was to use the natural [...
23: ...e higher, brighter tones of the B-flat horn (commonly called "sides"). In the words of [[Reginald Mor...
28: ... E-flat) are increasingly popular for works that only use the upper and upper-middle registers of the ...
40: ...[[marching band]]s. In fact marching band is the only connection between the horn and the mellophone. ... - Trombone (15819 bytes)
12: ...refer to the earlier form of the instrument, commonly used in early music ensembles.
28: ...w the [[bass clef]] staff is impossible to play, unless the F attachment is tuned to E.
69: ...note on a straight tenor trombone (i.e. without a trigger), requiring a full 2.24 m of tubing, but the...
73: The trombone (unlike most brass instruments) is not normally a [[tr...
80: ...through which the air flows when the attachment's trigger is not depressed). Typically, for orchestral ins... - Influenza (10335 bytes)
1: ...uenza'''. For the digestive-system diseases commonly called "stomach '''flu'''" (and widely misunders...
3: '''Influenza''' (or as it is commonly known, '''the flu''' or '''the grippe''') is a c...
10: * Influenza B viruses that infect only humans
11: * Influenza C viruses that infect only humans
12: ...ore resistance to influenza B and C because they only undergo [[antigenic drift]] and have more simila... - Sun (20830 bytes)
135: [[Image:SunLayers.png|thumb|left|220px|Structure of the Sun]]
147: The core is the only part of the Sun where an appreciable amount of h...
162: ...space and its energy escapes the Sun entirely. Sunlight has a [[black-body]] spectrum that is charact...
168: It is about 4,000 [[kelvin]]s. It is the only part of the Sun cool enough to support simple mo...
181: ...produced by the nuclear reactions in the Sun was only one third of the number predicted by theory, a r... - Electronic musical instrument (4501 bytes)
1: ...uments whose sound is produced mechanically, and only amplified electronically - for example an [[elec...
20: These early electronic instruments produced only pure tones and were frequently used to make [[av...
23: The most commonly used electronic instruments are [[synthesizer]]s...
25: ...very peculiar instrument that uses no switches to trigger pitch or volume, relying instead upon a pair of a... - Crusade (28507 bytes)
20: The trigger for the First Crusade was Emperor [[Alexius I]]'s...
25: ...tian war against Muslim conquests, it is not the only such example. The [[Normans|Norman]] adventurer ...
28: ... both Arabs (in Sicily) and Byzantines (on the mainland). A Latin hegemony in the Levant would provide...
34: On a popular level, the first crusades unleashed an unprecedented wave of impassioned, perso...
41: ...ut also in Spain and central Europe, against not only Muslims, but also Christian heretics and persona... - Seed (4968 bytes)
10: ...The presence of light or the absence of light may trigger the germination process, inhibiting germination i...
15: ...proach of producing numerous seeds. This is certainly the approach used by plants, such as [[ferns]], ... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
40: ...Sarracenia'' is the pitcher plant genus most commonly encountered in cultivation, and
104: bending 180° in only a minute or so. Sundews are extremely cosmopolit...
105: ...e continents except the [[Antarctica|Antarctic mainland]]. They are probably at their
125: There are only two snap-traps, which are believed to have had a...
129: ...formed into two lobes, hinged along the midrib. [[Trigger hair]]s inside the trap - World War I (62979 bytes)
8: It was commonly called "The Great War" (a title previously used ...
16: ... this assassination has been linked as the direct trigger for World War I, the war's real origins lie furth...
19: ...of these nations was emphatic that victory would only be gained by striking first, and that mobilizati...
74: ...e of their enemy: the Anglo-French trenches were only intended to be 'temporary' before their forces b...
77: ...ne and operating a month-long four stage system, unless an offensive was underway. The front contained... - Vietnam War (102682 bytes)
41: ...atic support]] to the North Vietnamese and to the NLF, partly as support against the U.S. and South Vi...
76: ... Asia from "indirect aggression." This was certainly more diplomatic than the later more or less unil...
89: ...sects he could tackle the [[Viet Minh]], the suddenly enthusiastic support of many Congressional leade...
94: ... or intimidate much of the political opposition, only fostering deeper resentment of what was already ...
96: ...s would have won. Also, it was said to have been unlikely that the Northern Communists would allow a f... - Thunderstorm (7337 bytes)
30: ... cell, masses of moisture are pushed upwards. The trigger for this can be solar [[insolation]] heating the ... - Meditation (26064 bytes)
32: ...ows the practitioner to tap into the healing and enlightening energy coming from the life-giving womb ...
34: ...ple words, but invariably the deeper meaning can only be understood through regular practice.
39: ...nd is instead trained to be acutely aware of not only breathing, but all things that one comes to expe...
47: The Buddha achieved [[Bodhi|enlightenment]] while meditating under a [[Bodhi tree...
81: ...), makes rapid guesses about our perceptions, and triggers an appropriate emotional response. These emotio... - Lightning (33113 bytes)
35: ...m several different objects simultaneously, with only one connecting with the leader and forming the d...
48: Positive lightning has also been shown to trigger the occurrence of [[#Sprites,_Elves,_Jets_and_oth...
57: ... test campaigns proved that an aircraft itself is triggering a bipolar stepped leader when crossing charged...
65: ... One special type of intracloud lightning is commonly called an anvil crawler. Discharges of electric...
71: ... which is nothing more than a leader stroke with only one return stroke. - Crossbow (7510 bytes)
5: ... depend upon lift as [[arrow]]s do. The stock and trigger of hand-held firearms may have been copied from c...
12: ...s were rather exotic as they were constructed of inlays as well as specialized woods. The prod is atta...
18: ...ggers for crossbows, ultimately producing a "hair trigger" that could be shot with very little finger stren...
20: ...etching|fletch]]es per bolt instead of three commonly seen on arrows. This prevents them from snagging...
32: ...cturing advanced significantly, and was more commonly used in spring production. A crossbow prod is ac... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
4: ...hy they generally pass unnoticed at sea, forming only a passing "hump" in the ocean.
10: ...ch is too small to create a tsunami by itself may trigger an undersea landslide quite capable of generating...
14: Sub-marine landslides; which are sometimes triggered by large earthquakes; as well as collapses of v...
18: ...aking, tsunamis generated from these mechanisms, unlike the ocean-wide tsunamis caused by some earthqu...
21: ... a tsunami is better understood as a new and suddenly higher sea level, which manifests as a shelf or ... - Archery (18991 bytes)
25: Targets are marked with 10 evenly spaced concentric rings, which have score values...
63: Flight Archery can only take place where space permits since archers com...
72: ... that certain types of game, often [[deer]], may only be taken with a bow. In other localities, specia...
157: ...the archer to release the string with a pull of a trigger. With less force required to hold a compound bow ... - Herbert Hoover (27123 bytes)
81: ...ith the [[Agricultural Marketing Act]], but with only limited impact.
86: ... government actions, despite good intentions, can trigger negative, unintended consequences.
95: ...y his successor Roosevelt, the economy underwent only limited improvement, with unemployment falling t...
98: ...Posse Comitatus Act]] of 1878, and the fact that only a token payment was given to the veterans to pay...
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