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- Brain (22060 bytes)
5: ...icals called [[neurotransmitter]]s across gaps known as [[synapse]]s. Small invertebrates such as [[i...
9: ...s ''circumesophageal lobes'' that are flanked by two large optical lobes on the left and right (Butle...
11: ...more surface area for a greater number of neurons while keeping the volume of the brain compact enoug...
14: .... Often in these cases, more damage is caused by swelling, or [[edema]], than by the impact itself. ...
16: ...]], and [[post-traumatic stress disorder]], are now recognized as having a biological basis in the br... - 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]] - Process (6114 bytes)
1: ..., [[space]], [[expertise]] or other [[resource]], which produces some outcome. A process may be ident...
4: ...it is as the basis of a [[clock]]. Below are a few specific examples of processes.
5: *The [[Bessemer process]] is a way of producing [[steel]].
7: *[[Evolution]] is a ''natural process'' which explains the origin of species. (generally as...
8: ...tion (theology)|creation]] of the universe by God would be an example of a ''divine process''. (gene... - Earth science (5396 bytes)
2: ... case in [[planetary science]], being the only known [[life]]-bearing planet. There are both [[reduct...
6: ... the marine and freshwater domains of the [[water|watery]] parts of the Earth (or [[hydrosphere]]). M...
12: However, given the numerous interactions between the [[Earth's spheres|spheres]] many modern fi...
14: ..., and especially their distribution and fluxes between ''reservoirs''.
18: ...ack|positive]]'' and ''[[negative feedback]]'' between constituent systems: - Cloud (9947 bytes)
2: [[Image:Cloud.jpg|thumb|300px|Cumulus of fair weather]]
3: A '''cloud''' is a visible mass of condensed [[water]] droplets or ice crystals suspended in the [...
5: ...visible wavelengths of light equally and are thus white, but they can appear grey or even black if th...
7: ...water, depending on local atmospheric conditions (what gases are present, and the temperature).
13: Clouds form in areas where moist [[air]] cools, generally by rising. Thi... - Cerebellum (7954 bytes)
6: ...is involved in guiding movements based on sensory feedback (particularly vision). Movement commands themselv...
8: ...or and important input is from the inferior olive which relays error signals to the cerebellar cortex...
15: * The cerebellum is divided up into two parts: the cerebellar cortex and the deep cereb...
16: ...terior lobes. The posterolateral fissure runs between the posterior and flocculonodular lobes.
18: ...are a few on the net and in textbooks, if someone wanted to make a non-copyrighted one.-->sxdasd - Assessment (8640 bytes)
1: ...rch]]ers, but the term applies to other fields as well including health and finance.
4: Assessments can be classified in many different ways. The most important distinctions are: (1) form...
6: There are two main types of assessment:
8: ...rner, providing feedback on a student's work, and would not necessarily be used for grading purposes.
11: ...-assessment''' is a form of diagnostic assessment which involves students assessing themselves. - Instructional design (6896 bytes)
1: ... if followed will facilitate the transfer of [[knowledge]], [[skills]] and [[attitude (psychology)|at...
4: ...structional design was laid in [[World War Two]], when the U.S. military faced the need to rapidly tr...
6: ...le for every learner, given enough repetition and feedback.
8: ...y) and Affective (what we feel, or what attitudes we have). These taxonomies still influence the des...
10: ...everal discrete phases they go through as they grow. Very young children are only able to process co... - Helicopter (20080 bytes)
1: ...ully-controllable helicopter placed in production was invented by [[Igor Sikorsky]].
5: ...ter can travel to any location, and land anywhere with a clearing a rotor disk and a half in diameter...
9: ...licopters can carry slung loads, accommodating awkwardly shaped items), or as a mount for still, film...
13: ...hina that described some of the ideas in a rotary wing aircraft.
15: ...47]] designed by [[Arthur M. Young|Arthur Young]] was the first helicopter to be licensed (in March [... - Information (13474 bytes)
2: ...ely related to such concepts as [[meaning]], [[knowledge]], [[instruction]], [[communication]], [[rep...
4: ...e spotlight, the word "information" is often used without careful consideration of the various meanin...
6: ...ower, where the bee often finds nectar or pollen, which are causal inputs, serving a nutritional func...
8: ...n the following sections roughly in order of narrowest to broadest.
12: ...even be a disruptive noise used to inhibit the flow of communication and create misunderstanding. Th... - Tobacco smoking (36030 bytes)
4: ... years in the [[United States]], [[Canada]] and [[western Europe]].
8: ...cco smoke is inhaled into the lungs and increases with quantity and speed of nicotine absorption.
10: ... of smoking as balanced by its immediate rewards, while others deny the risks altogether.
13: ...cco [[gourd]] was worn as a badge by [[Midwife|midwives]].
15: ... Europe, and from there spread to the rest of the world. - Ice age (15810 bytes)
4: ...eriods during ice ages and 'interglacial' for the warmer periods.
6: During the last few million years there have been many glacial period...
10: ...ia.edu/aberjame/histgeol/agassiz/glacial.htm]. Between 1825 and 1833 [[Jean de Charpentier]] assemble...
12: ...ing the current ice age. The far earlier ice ages were unsuspected.
16: ...ccurred from 460 to 430 million years ago. There was an extensive ice age from 350 to 260 million ye... - Sense (11343 bytes)
5: ...ine different senses in humans, and a minimum of two more observed in other organisms.
7: ...eceived and interpreted". Where disputes arise is with regard to the exact classification of the vari...
11: ...everal senses can be identified. This list begins with those five senses defined by Aristotle and pro...
13: ...n of brain to interpret sensory input to derive new information from it.
15: ...r frequencies than can be heard are detected this way only. - Computer mouse (29399 bytes)
1: [[Image:Mouse-mechanism-cutaway.png|thumb|300px|'''Operating a mechanical ''mou...
3: ...he mouse's motion relative to the flat surface on which it sits. The mouse's 2D motion is typically t...
9: ...t]] showing the wheels which directly contact the working surface.]]
11: ...s with spring by ''Opocentsky'', 10/76, [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3987685.html 3987685].]]
13: ...to the chin or nose --- but ultimately, the mouse won out because of its simplicity and convenience. - Modem (21628 bytes)
1: ...modulates]] an [[analog signal|analog]] [[carrier wave|carrier]] [[signal]] ([[sound]]), to encode [[...
5: ... rates over [[microwave]] radio links. Some microwave modems transmit more than a hundred million bi...
7: ...of a billion (1x10^9) bits per second. Their bandwidths are currently limited by the thermal expansi...
12: ...naged availability and scheduling. The system, known as [[Sabre (computer system)|Sabre]], is the dis...
14: ...used both sets of signals (send and receive) on 4-wire [[leased line]]s for 2400 bit/s operation. - Climate change (15859 bytes)
1: ...of climate, including precipitation and clouds as well as temperature. Climate changes can be caused ...
3: ...used change [http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/518.htm]. Sometimes the term "anthropogenic cli...
5: ...ttribution of recent climate change]]. For global warming episodes in the geological record, see [[Pe...
8: ...'. Internal factors are those due to interactions within the earth's climate system. External factors...
12: ...glacial were probably caused by events associated with the [[Canadian Shield|Laurentide]] ice sheet a... - Global warming (53726 bytes)
3: ...n dioxide]] (CO<sub>2</sub>). The alternative view, that the principal causes are natural cycles suc...
5: ...over the next one hundred years due to the lag in warming caused by the oceans.
7: ...effects by causing [[flood]]s, [[drought]]s, heat waves, reduction of [[agricultural]] yields or in e...
11: ...used change [http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/518.htm]. Sometimes the term "anthropogenic cl...
16: ...ed Kingdom]] and the [[United States]] [http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/displaypagedoc.asp?id=13057]. - Ecology (24417 bytes)
1: ...itat (ecology)|habitat]]. The term ''oekologie'' was coined in [[1866]] by the German biologist, [[E...
4: ...ome sub-disciplines contributing to ecological knowledge.
6: ...ntal issues. Additionally, a [[holism|holistic view]] of nature is stressed in both ecology and envir...
8: Consider the ways a biologist might approach studying the life o...
9: ... of the [[queen bee]], and how she relates to the worker [[bee]]s and the [[drone (bee)|drones]]. - Octopus (12952 bytes)
9: ...Octopoda'''}}<br>{{Taxobox_authority | author = [[William Elford Leach|Leach]] | date = [[1818]]}}
12: 14 in two suborders, see [[Octopus#Classification|text]].
15: ...nse, there are 289 different octopus [[species]], which is over one-third the total number of cephalo...
17: ...s in the less familiar [[Cirrina]] suborder have two fins and an internal shell, making them a little...
19: ...hat they can combine their highly flexible bodies with their color changing ability to accurately mim...
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