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- Margaret Sanger (12025 bytes)
1: [[Image:MargaretSanger-Underwood.LOC.jpg|thumb|Margaret Sanger.]]
2: ...the way to universal access to birth control. She was also a fervent believer in [[eugenics]].
5: ...n subsequent years by a second son and a daughter who died in childhood.
7: ... [[Comstock Law|Comstock Law of 1873]] which outlawed as [[obscene]] the dissemination of contracepti...
9: ...al ''The Birth Control Review and Birth Control News''. She also contributed articles on health for t... - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
1: ...lway]] No. 6833 ''Calcot Grange'', a [[4-6-0]] [[GWR 6800 Class|Grange class]] [[steam locomotive]], ...
3: ...rarely detached from their trains, are known as power cars.
5: ... in passenger service is [[push-pull]] operation, where the locomotives push the trains in one direct...
8: There are many reasons why the motive power for trains has been traditionally isolated in a...
11: ... train's power systems away from passengers. This was particularly the case for the '''steam locomoti... - Gastrointestinal tract (16596 bytes)
2: ...ct energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste.
12: ...res]] long (25 [[feet]]) and consists of the following components:
16: *[[Stomach]], which includes the [[antrum]] and [[pylorus]]
17: *'''Bowel or [[Intestine]]''':
18: **[[small intestine]], which has three parts: - Digestion (4206 bytes)
1: '''Digestion''' is the process whereby a biological entity processes a substance, ...
3: ...estive system]], following [[ingestion]] of the raw materials, most often other organisms. The proce...
9: ...y mixed with [[acid]] and other digestive enzymes with [[digestive fluid]] to further decompose it ch...
11: ...arge intestine, water is reabsorbed, and leftover waste is excreted by [[defaecation]].
15: ...ulose]] in plants. [[Ruminant]]s, for example [[cow]]s and [[sheep]], have a specialised four-chamber... - Colon (anatomy) (1808 bytes)
3: ...e [[rectum]]. Its primary purpose is to extract [[water]] from [[feces]]. In [[mammal]]s, it consists...
16: *[[irritable bowel syndrome]] (spastic colon)
20: ...oring waste, reclaiming water and maintaining the water balance and absorbing some vitamins, such as ...
22: ...arge intestine. The [[pH]] in the colon varies between 5.5 and 7 (neutral or slightly acidic). - Artery (6875 bytes)
1: ...''' are muscular tubes that carry [[blood]] flow away from the [[heart]] to the [[biological tissue|t...
3: ...ost layer (furthest from the flow of blood) is known as the ''[[tunica adventitia]]'' or the ''advent...
5: ...me variation within the artery produces the pulse which is palpable in any artery, reflecting the hea...
9: ...ed to many man-engineered system are relatively low, mean [[systemic]] pressures typically being unde...
11: ...e surrounded by a varying degree of smooth muscle which has extensive elastic and inelastic connectiv... - Eye (21834 bytes)
1: ... in [[human]]s; or on different planes producing two separate "images" ([[monocular vision]]), such a...
5: |[[image:Human eye cross-sectional view grayscale.png|thumb|Diagram of a [[human]] eye. N...
9: ... embryonic development, while mollusk eyes grow inward from skin cells.
11: ...such sensors, which are arranged hexagonally, and which can give a full 360 degree field of vision. C...
13: ...es. The number of lenses in such an eye varies, however: some trilobites had only one, and some had t... - Kidney (12846 bytes)
3: ...from the [[blood]] and excrete them, along with [[water]], as [[urine]]. The medical field that studi...
7: ...ch side of the [[spine (anatomy)|spine]] just below the [[liver]] and [[spleen]]. [[Superior]] to eac...
9: ... L3, and the right kidney usually lies slightly lower than the left in order to accommodate the [[liv...
11: ... of fat (the perirenal fat and the pararenal fat) which help to cushion it.
13: ...behind.jpg|thumb|250px|Kidneys viewed from behind with spine removed]] - Placenta (1967 bytes)
1: ...side connects to the [[uterus|uterine]] wall. The white fringe surrounding the bottom is the remnants...
5: ...ut many substances which could harm the fetus. However, many other substances are not filtered out, ...
7: ...red or may be left attached to fall off naturally which is referred to as a [[Lotus Birth]]. In most...
9: ... the center of the front of the [[abdomen]] is known as the [[umbilicus]], or navel, or belly-button.
11: ..., which are found primarily in Australia, both of which represent earlier branching of the basal mamm... - Body cavity (2315 bytes)
1: ...s filled with liquid that acts as a lubricant allowing the visceral organs to move freely relative to...
3: ...d on whether the first opening in the coelom cell wall during development of the animal becomes the [...
9: ...coelomates]] via some members of another group known as "[[pseudocoelomates]]". Alternatively, it is ... - Mouth (2182 bytes)
8: ...located in the [[head (anatomy)|head]], but not always; the mouth of a [[planarium]] is in the middle...
10: ... a mouth at one end and an [[anus]] at the other. Which end forms first in [[ontogeny]] is a criterio...
12: ...aste through the mouth, or as do [[brachiopod]]s, which have very efficient digestive systems, roll i...
14: ...ide the digestive system, so it doesn't need its own digestive system.
16: ... many animals, the mouth has [[mouthparts]] to chew food, hold food, or inject poison. In [[arthropod... - Peritoneum (3904 bytes)
4: ...llilitre|ml]]) of slippery fluid that allows the two layers to slide freely over each other.
6: ...he peritoneum through which the organ is supplied with [[blood]] and [[lymph]] vessels and nerves.
8: ...their blood vessels with them" from the abdominal wall, and these blood vessels become covered by per...
14: ...front of the [[intestines]] before curving back upwards to attach to the transverse [[colon (anatomy)...
16: ...aperitoneal depending on whether they are covered with visceral peritoneum and have a mesentery or no... - Queen bee (6221 bytes)
1: ...y, there is normally only one adult, mated queen, who is the mother of the bees of the hive, although...
6: ...ecause she is given a specially constructed cell, which is larger than the cells of normal brood comb...
8: ...|thumb|left|Queen cell opened to show queen pupa (with darkening eyes).]]
29: ...f the comb), constructed by the workers when they want to replace the queen - a process called [[supe...
30: ...the colony is intending to [[swarming (honeybee)|swarm]]; - Ceramics (15941 bytes)
1: ...om clay and other ceramic materials. This article will explore the history, techniques, cultural sign...
3: ...tudio.png|thumb|right|350px|Illustration of a man working in his pottery studio]]
7: ... encompasses the creation of anything from earthenware and porcelain to decorative tiles and modern s...
10:
12: ...renowned for its red and black figure techniques, while Chinese ceramics are famous for their porcela... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...ificant numbers of [[Persian rug]]s introduced to Western Europe.
3: ...e improvement industries a distinction is made between carpet (or carpeting) and rug. The former ind...
8: [[Image:Swatches of carpet 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Swatches of machine-made carpet]]
10: ...[haircloth]], and [[ingrain]] (aka double cloth, two-ply, triple cloth, or three-ply).
12: ...urdy fabric such as burlap. This type of rug is now generally made as a [[handicraft]]. - Woodworking (12397 bytes)
1: ...ngs of cranes.jpg|right|thumb|Artists can use woodworking to create delicate [[sculpture]]s.]]
2: ... of building, making or carving something using [[wood]].
7: ...pment of increasingly greater degrees of skill in working these materials.
9: ...dol]]s from the [[La Tene|La T讥]] period are known from a sanctuary at the source of the [[Seine]] ...
11: ...ly bronze or even copper, as ironworking was unknown until much later. - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...ok/rankorder/2147rank.html fourth largest] in the world, after [[Russia]], [[Canada]], and the [[Unit...
4: ... See '''[[China]]''' and [[Political status of Taiwan]] for more information.
6: ...s and critics, in reference to the association between the color [[red]] and [[communism]].
12: [[Image:Greatwall_china3.jpg|thumb|250px]]
13: ...and China]] and the Kuomintang in control of [[Taiwan]] and some outlying islands of [[Fujian]]. On [... - East Timor (13677 bytes)
1: ...n the western side of the island, surrounded by [[West Timor]].
3: ...donesia]] relinquished control of the territory, which achieved full independence on [[May 20]], [[2...
5: It is one of only two majority [[Roman Catholic]] countries in Asia, t...
12: ... an isolated presence on the island of [[Timor]], while the surrounding islands came under [[Netherla...
14: ... Following the end of the war, Portuguese control was reinstated. - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
14: latd=51|latm=30|latNS=N|longd=0|longm=7|longEW=W|
22: percent_water = 1.3% |
46: ... each of these, the UK's official name is as follows:
47: ...Welsh]]: ''Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon''
50: ...Cornish]]: ''An Rywvaneth Unys a Vreten Veur hag Iwerdhon Gl館'' - Football (soccer) (22343 bytes)
3: ...e shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ...
5: ...the [[goalkeeper]]s, who are the only players allowed to handle the ball in the field of play.
7: ...used to distinguish the game from other sports known as "[[football]]". <!-- Please see above polite ...
9: ...llow their home team, whilst millions more avidly watch the game on television. A very large number o...
11: ...imed to be the most popular team [[sport]] in the world.
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