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- Nerve (2497 bytes)
2: ...[[sensory]] signals ''to'' the [[brain]], for example from skin or organs, while '''[[efferent nerve f...
4: ...nd propagate rapidly down the axon to its tip or "terminus."
5: The signals cross over from the terminus to the adjacent neuron through a gap called the [...
8: ...n fibers that all serve the same purpose; for example '''[[motor nerve]]s''' ([[efferent]]), the axons...
13: ... the nerve. Pinched nerves occur when pressure is placed on a nerve, usually from swelling due to an i... - Iowa (24205 bytes)
38: ...or the [[Native American]] [[Iowa tribe|Iowa]] people.
45: *French explorers [[Louis Joliet]] and [[Jacques Marquette]] a...
49: ...minus for the [[Union Pacific]] railroad. The completion of five major railroads across Iowa brough m...
55: ...[[washing machine]]s, [[fountain pen]]s, [[farm implement]]s, and food products that are shipped aroun...
67: The topography of the state is gently rolling [[plains]]. [[Loess]] hills lie along the western bord... - Maine (17312 bytes)
36: ...r possibility for the name 'Maine' is that the people living on islands along the coast of Maine used ...
38: Originally settled in [[1607]] by the [[Plymouth Company]], the coastal areas of western Mai...
64: ...untain is [[Mt. Katahdin]], which is the northern terminus of the [[Appalachian Trail]].
72: ... political organization into local units. For example, the [[Northwest Aroostook, Maine]] "territory" ...
90: ...ry products, cattle, blueberries, apples, and [[maple sugar]]. [[Aroostook County, Maine|Aroostook Cou... - Endoplasmic reticulum (5319 bytes)
1: ... or '''ER''' (endoplasmic means "within the [[cytoplasm]]", reticulum means "little net") is an [[orga...
3: ...ase structure and composition is similar to the [[plasma membrane]], though it is an extension of the ...
6: ...ure 1 :''' Image of [[cell nucleus|nucleus]], endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus.<br/>
9: (3) Rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER).
10: (4) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER). - Erosion (6998 bytes)
4: ...to limit erosion by [[terrace]]-building and tree planting.
6: ...nd in fact healthy for the [[ecosystem]]. For example, [[gravel]]s continually move downstream in wate...
17: ...nates primarily from water erosion in the [[Loess Plateau]] region of northwest China.
19: ...rasive fluid mixtures. [[Cavitation]] is one example.
26: ...th the slope weakening it. In many cases it is simply the result of poor engineering along highways wh... - Finger (2398 bytes)
3: ... not sacrificed to their [[dexterity]] due to the placement of their [[muscle]]s in the fore[[arm]], w...
17: ...print]]s. Each finger is protected at its dorsal terminus by a [[fingernail]] (Latin ''unguis'', ''unguicul...
24: *[[Polydactyly]] - [[List of polydactyl people]] - Florence (11538 bytes)
1: ...[Arno River]] has a population of around 400,000, plus a suburban population in excess of 200,000. Flo...
3: ...inance, the city is sometimes considered the birthplace of the [[Italian Renaissance]]. Florence is fa...
19: ...acy|Papal]] [[Guelphs]], who after their victory split in turn into feuding "White" and "Black" factio...
25: ...mosexuality#History|sodomy]] and of other worldly pleasures foreshadowed many of the wider religious c...
32: ...during the 19th century, Florence's population tripled in the 20th with the growth of tourism, trade, ... - Glacial motion (2558 bytes)
1: ...ion of the rivers of ice called [[glacier]]s--has played an important role in sculpting many landscape...
3: ...lacial advance'''. This occurs when a glacier's [[terminus]] is pushed forward by the glacier's downhill flo...
5: ...urs when a glacier ablates more material from its terminus than it transports into that region.
9: During the [[Pleistocene Epoch]] (more commonly called the [[Ice ...
17: ...at result requires tools from many different disciplines: [[physical geography]], [[climatology]], and... - Henry the Navigator (6878 bytes)
3: ...e [[Sahara]]n trade routes, for Ceuta served as a terminus for that trade. The trade dried up after [[Battle...
5: ...ristianity. For the purposes of his interest in exploration, however, the appointment proved important...
9: ...ith the [[lateen sail]] of the Arabs, made the complicated return voyages, headed upwind, possible; wi...
15: ...mising desert coast of Africa, although the [[Periplus]] of the Carthaginian [[Hanno the Navigator]] d...
17: ...med the credit). By [[1460]] the Portuguese had explored the coast of Africa as far as present-day [[... - Sacramento, California (21190 bytes)
2: ...e|commercial]] and [[agricultural]] center, and a terminus for [[wagon train]]s, [[stagecoach]]es, [[riverbo...
37: ...diet was dominated with [[acorn]]s taken from the plentiful [[oak]] trees in the region and by eating ...
39: The Spanish explorer [[Gabriel Moraga]] discovered and named the S...
42: ... increasing the population. John Sutter, Jr. then planned the City of Sacramento, against the wishes o...
52: ...l]] style [[California State Capitol]] was not completed until [[1874]]. - Atlanta, Georgia (39442 bytes)
31: ...its suburbs were built was originally [[Creek (people)|Creek]] and [[Cherokee]] [[Native American|Indi...
33: ...artha, instead. Therefore, starting in [[1843]], Terminus was known as Marthasville. The origins of the mo...
36: ...reparation for his punitive march south. After a plea by Father Thomas O'Reilly of Immaculate Concept...
41: ... raping and murdering a thirteen-year old white employee. After doubts about Frank's guilt led his de...
45: ...ing the types of violent confrontations that took place in [[Selma, Alabama]] and [[Birmingham, Alabam... - Honolulu, Hawaii (19495 bytes)
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25: ...anguage]], ''honolulu'' means "sheltered bay" or "place of shelter." The city is located along the sou...
35: ... ridges and valleys located inland of the coastal plain divide Honolulu's residential areas into disti...
63: ...ntre]]. Several other redevelopment projects are planned in this area, including a new medical school...
73: ... at the western end of Honolulu, and home to [[Tripler Army Medical Center]]. - Boston, Massachusetts (36071 bytes)
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25: ...rse''), "The City of Higher Learning" (due to the plethora of universities and colleges in the Boston ...
36: Boston played a key role in sparking both the [[American Re...
71: ...ensus]]{{GR|2}} of [[2000]], there are 589,141 people, 239,528 households, and 115,212 families residi...
73: ...living with them, 27.4% are [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.4% have a female househol... - Death Valley National Park (38245 bytes)
1: ...ed to this harsh [[desert]] environment. Some examples include [[Creosote Bush]], [[Bighorn Sheep]], [...
3: ...ley National Monument''' was created in [[1933]], placing the area under some protection. In [[1994]],...
5: ...a [[subduction zone]] formed off the coast. This uplifted the region out of the sea and created a line...
36: ... type of canyon results from the relatively fast uplift on this mountain range doesn't allow the canyo...
41: ...ll-known [[playa]] in the park is the [[Racetrack Playa|Racetrack]], famous for its mysterious moving ... - Mormon Trail (35249 bytes)
12: ...tte River|Platte]] and [[North Platte River|North Platte]] rivers was chosen to avoid potential confli...
14: ...ed sixteen weeks—nearly three times longer than planned. It was apparent that the Latter-day Saints...
17: ...raft animals, and livestock and carried enough supplies to provision the group for one year. On April...
25: ...ce of the valley and declared ''This is the right place, drive on.''
27: ...ember 1847, more than two thousand Mormons had completed the journey to the Salt Lake Valley. - Olympia, Greece (5214 bytes)
39: | [[License plates in Greece|Car designation]]: || <code>HA</cod...
41: ...ame of inhabitants: || Olympian ''sing.''<br>-s ''pl.''
55: ...ders of the Ancient World]]. Very close to the temple of Zeus (see photo of ruins below) which housed ...
57: ..., the [[stadium]] where the running contests took place was excavated.
59: ...ia stadium and then transported by a torch to the place where the games are held. - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
20: ...increasing numbers of stores and buildings are displaying Christmas decorations.
22: ...rovide; after the Christmas Eve services, for example, they go caroling to the homes of older church m...
41: ...d Christmas from a lover's point of view, for example '[[Last Christmas]]' by [[Exile (Japanese band)|...
49: ... a giant Christmas tree of 25m high for public display every year in Downtown Beirut.
52: ...gnized that Christmas controversies such as the replacement of the greeting "Merry Christmas" by "Happ... - Protein (17280 bytes)
2: ...#970;νη''' = ''first element'') is a complex, high molecular weight [[organic compound]] tha...
3: ...ein subunit|subunits]] of enzymes. Other proteins play structural or mechanical roles, such as those t...
7: ...nscribed]] to yield [[RNA]], which serves as a template for [[translation (genetics)|translation]] by ...
16: ...on as part of the larger assembly or [[protein complex]].
24: ...nus) and the [[N-terminal end|amino terminus]] (N-terminus) based on the nature of the free group on each ex... - Jerusalem (61585 bytes)
4: ...]]ish, [[Christianity|Christian]], [[Armenian (people)|Armenian]], and [[Muslim]].
12: ...See the Biblical commentator the [[Ramban]] for explanation.) "Salem" is the original name used in [[G...
20: ...e reign of King Solomon, the northern ten tribes split off to form the [[Kingdom of Israel]] with its ...
22: ...rically identifiable, and the significance the Temple had in Jewish religious life is clear.
24: ...chadnezzar II of Babylon|Nebuchadnezzar]]. The temple was burnt, and the city's walls were ruined, thu... - Saint Petersburg (36589 bytes)
31: | [[License plate]]: || 78, 98
40: ...ntre, is impressive even today and to honor it people call it often "the Northern Capital" (с...
60: ...pg|center|thumb|650px|The [[Hermitage Museum]] complex with the [[Winter Palace]] at right]]
62: ... of Russia|Emperor Paul]] in 1797–1801 to replace the earlier Summer Palace. The Tauride palace ...
74: ...[Russian Navy]], the outside being covered with [[plaque]]s to sailors lost at sea. The church of Sts ...
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