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- Spleen (4479 bytes)
1: ...|surgically]] (known as a [[splenectomy]]), and indeed often is. The spleen is often removed, for exa...
3: ...hite nodules, called [[Malpighian corpuscle]]s. Under the microscope, these areas correspond to lympho...
5: ...[splenomegaly]], occurs in many diseases and disorders, including [[malaria]], [[bacterial endocarditi...
14: ... been popularized by the poet [[Charles-Pierre Baudelaire]] ([[1821]]-[[1867]]) but was already used b...
16: ...rsisting somewhat cranky (but not quite lunatic) idea or habit of a person; however the organ is calle... - Bone (11388 bytes)
1: '''Bone''' refers either to a hardened [[connective tissue]] or to one of the individ...
6: ...(chiefly [[collagen]]). Bone is a [[mesh]], the [[density]] of which may vary at different [[points]].
9: ...rge portion of skeletal mass; but, because of its density, it has a low surface area. Cancellous bone ...
13: ...ed with yellow marrow as the child ages (see Bone Development below).
23: ...in to ''cells'' and ''matrices''. Bone cells include ''[[osteoblast]]s'', so called ''Bone Lining Cell... - Arm (7276 bytes)
1: ...mmal, specifically the segment between the [[shoulder]] and the [[elbow]]. '''Arm''' may also refer ...
5: ...lder joint allows for movement of the arms in a wide circular plane, while the presence of two forearm...
8: ===The shoulder===
9: ...|400px|Diagram of the muscles in the arm and shoulder]]
11: ... [[sternoclavicular]] joint, while the scapula slides across the posterior chest wall via the "scapulo... - Hair (11457 bytes)
1: [[Image:Hair.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Long braided hair]]
2: ...ilamentous outgrowth of the [[epidermis (skin)|epidermis]] found in [[mammal]]s. It is a characterist...
4: ...her. Because hair is often [[pigment]]ed, it provides coloration. This might serve to [[camouflage]] ...
6: ...ice]] and [[flea]] infestation which caused the order to be given for the routine cutting of hair to a...
15: ...beings often have their [[haircut|hair cut]] or [[depilation|remove it]] by shaving or other means. - Exoskeleton (3839 bytes)
1: ...xample, have tough outer shell systems which provide rigidity and shape to their bodies.
14: [[Silicon dioxide|Silica]]
20: Excellent as a principle of defence, exoskeletons may nevertheless cause problem...
24: ... appearance of an artificial human exoskeleton. Modern motorists use [[automobile]]s as temporary prot...
27: ... An "Orthotist" is the name given to a person who designs and fits an orthosis. - Tooth (14790 bytes)
1: <div style="float:right; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; margin:1ex; padding:.5ex; background-...
9: ... of teeth is supposed to be white, but it heavily depends on the person, and how well they care for th...
10: ...mb|200px|left|Section of a human Tooth Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
11: ...s called the species' [[dentition]]. [[Dentistry|Dentists]] sometimes refer to the inner surface of t...
13: <div style="float:right; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; margin:1ex; padding:.5ex; background-... - Pottery (17136 bytes)
2: ... [[clay]]s are shaped and dried, then fired to harden them and make them waterproof. Unglazed pottery...
4: ...s of years old but also takes advantage of more modern innovations in the fields of chemistry and elec...
8: ... and date the stratum, by the formation style and decoration. The relative chronologies based on pott...
19: ...symmetry, so that it does not move from side to side as the wheel head rotates is referred to as "cent...
21: ...f the foot of the pot to create a smooth and well-defined surface. - Sculpture (5545 bytes)
3: ...gh arrangement and juxtaposition or by the simple designation of an object or even an act as sculpture...
5: ...man hands or by nature. A figure or person can be described as ''sculpturesque'' if it shares qualitie...
21: ** [[jade]]
37: ...even proposed that some day sculptures might be made of gases; see [[gas sculpture]].
39: ...dern art|modern]] and contemporary sculpture include: - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: The materials definition of a '''glass''' is a uniform [[amorphous...
3: ...ed the word ''glaes'' to describe [[amber]], recorded by [[Roman Empire|Roman]] historians as ''glaesu...
5: ...glasses in common use as a building, container or decorative material.
9: ...d with very smooth and impervious surfaces. These desirable properties lead to a great many uses of gl...
13: ...ommon glass''' is mostly amorphous [[silicon dioxide]] ([[Silicon|Si]][[Oxygen|O]]<sub>2</sub>), which... - Iconography (7643 bytes)
1: ...00px|''[[Salvator Mundi]]'' is an [[iconography]] depicting [[Christ]] with his right hand raised in [...
2: ...[symbolism|symbolically]] mean more than a simple depiction of the person involved.
4: ...ms of change, the flower of new life, the fire of destruction, etc.). The many heads, eyes, feet, and ...
6: ...[[Old Testament]] scriptures against the material depiction of the immaterial [[God]] is overturned in...
8: ...irement of the iconographer in order to correctly depict the spiritual realm. For the [[Eastern Orthod... - Silversmith (758 bytes)
1: [[Image:Silver band.png|thumb|150px|right|Band made of Silver.]] - Relic (11473 bytes)
1: ...nd [[Hinduism]]. In some [[religious denomination|denominations]] of Christianity, a '''relic''' is an...
7: ...cited is the veneration of Polycarp's relics recorded in the Martyrdom of Polycarp (written 150-160 AD...
9: ...[[Caesar of Heisterbach]]. These miracle tales made relics much sought after during the Middle Ages. ...
15: ... the mystic potency belong to spirits, in varying degrees to the faithful, and to inanimate objects. T...
17: ..., the "idols" of our museums and archaeology, and destroying it accounts for some of the righteous rag... - Statue (1162 bytes)
3: ...s far from exhaustive and can be/needs to be expanded.''
5: ...as Gandhi|Mahatma Gandhi]]. Many statues are intended as [[public art]], exhibited outdoors or in publ...
7: ...horse's hooves are supposed to indicate how the rider met his end, is not true. [http://www.straightdo...
9: A small statue is defined as being a '''statuette'''. - Seal (device) (5951 bytes)
2: ...ignature]]. The word is also used to describe the device used to make this impression. The study of se...
6: ...struments required seals for validity (i.e. the [[deed]] or [[covenant]]) it is rather uncommon for pr...
8: ...overnments would often send letters to citizens under the governmental seal for their eyes only. Thes...
14: == Seal as device ==
16: ...cient [[Mesopotamia]] seals were engraved on cylinders, which could be rolled to create an impression ... - Greek language (35285 bytes)
9: '''Modern Greek'''
13: ...story of some 3,000 years. It is symbolically divided in four historical periods:
17: ...n the armies and conquered territories of [[Alexander the Great]], but after the [[Hellenistic]] colon...
21: ...poken by approximately 15 million speakers worldwide, most of whom live in [[Greece]].
32: ... since the [[2nd millennium BC]]. The earliest evidence of this is found in the [[Linear B]] tablets d... - Aristarchus (4292 bytes)
1: ...olemy]], until they were successfully revived and developed by [[Copernicus]] nearly 2000 years later.
7: ...[hypothesis]] of the heliocentric model. [[Archimedes]] wrote:
9: ...it appears, as a consequence of the assumptions made, that the universe is many times greater than the...
11: ...table with [[telescope]]s. But the [[geocentric model]] was assumed to be a simpler, better explanatio...
17: ...arth was 42,000 km in [[circumference]], he concluded that the Moon was 14,000 km in circumference. Th... - Culture (23440 bytes)
1: ...250px|Villager in Northern Thailand. Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
5: ...|thumb|left|250px|Street in Myanmar. Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroo Clipart...
6: ...ied to eliminate popular or mass culture from the definition of culture.
8: ...usic|classical music]], and the word ''cultured'' described people who knew about, and took part in, t...
10: ...n seemed more "natural", and observers often defended (or criticized) elements of [[high culture]] for... - Map (10223 bytes)
3: ...that space. Usually, a map is a [[2D geometric model|two-dimensional, geometrically accurate represen...
7: ...itten language by several millennia. One of the oldest surviving maps, painted on a wall of the [[Cat...
9: ...y in the works of J.B. Harley, Mark Monmonier and Denis Wood.
11: ... in [[English language|English]] as "[[On Exactitude in Science]]".
13: ... internationally renowned for its comprehensively detailed work). - Cartography (10500 bytes)
1: ...s into one of three main types; [[computer-aided design |CAD]], [[geographic information system | GIS...
7: ... map dates from the [[5th millennium BCE]]. The oldest maps emphasized topological relationships such ...
9: ...flooding of the [[Nile]] obscured the property borders.
11: ...rence of the earth to within 15 per cent of the modern-day accepted value.
13: ...le]] later provided arguments in support of this idea. Those arguments can be summarized as follows: - Personal life (2762 bytes)
2: ...in modern existence. There are service industries designed to help people improve their personal lives...
4: ... little privacy in a community, and a person was identified by their [[job]].
6: ...ciency, both at work and at home. A common phrase demonstrating this is "Work hard, play hard".
10: The career from [[childbirth|birth]] to [[death]] is not always a uniform "daily life". Many p...
12: ...n personally-defined life. Certain cultures, some defined by [[state]] or [[corporate]] agencies, enco...
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