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- Excretory system (572 bytes)
7: ** [[Urine]] - Diaphragm (anatomy) (1536 bytes)
2: ...[[thoracic cavity]] (with [[lung]] and [[heart]]) from the [[abdominal cavity]] (with [[liver]], [[sto...
4: ...elps to expel [[vomit]], [[feces]], and [[urine]] from the body by increasing intra-abdominal pressure... - Urinary bladder (1524 bytes)
2: ...e [[kidney]]s prior to disposal by [[urination]]. Urine enters the bladder via the [[ureter]]s and exits ...
5: ...ormally capable of storing 400-500 millilitres of urine, but because it is made up of [[transitional epit...
7: The ureters enter the bladder diagonally from its dorsolateral floor.
14: *[[hematuria]], or presence of blood in the urine, is a reason to seek medical attention without de... - Kidney (12846 bytes)
3: ...od]] and excrete them, along with [[water]], as [[urine]]. The medical field that studies the kidneys and...
13: ...idneys_from_behind.jpg|thumb|250px|Kidneys viewed from behind with spine removed]]
20: ...hanisms. The final solution is then excreted as [[urine]].
22: ...corpuscle]]), and a [[renal tubule]] that extends from the renal corpuscle.
26: ...space called "Bowman's space", which is separated from blood in the glomerulus by three layers: - Skin (8340 bytes)
17: ... [[blood vessel]]s, and is nourished by diffusion from the dermis. The main type of cells which make u...
36: ...concentration of [[urea]] is 1/130th than that of urine. Excretion by sweating is at most a secondary fu...
47: The skin is subject to constant attack from without, and so can be afflicted by numerous ai... - Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (16156 bytes)
11: ...ccur when healthy animals consume tainted tissues from others with the disease. In the brain these pro...
14: ...nd bone meal]], a high-protein substance obtained from the remnants of butchered animals, including co...
18: ...r, 148 occurred in the [[United Kingdom]], 6 in [[France]], and one in Italy. Three cases of vCJD occu...
21: ...dic" CJD may have actually contracted the disease from tainted beef. So far nothing is known about the...
26: ... were some licensed surgical sutures derived from French bovine material."'' Concerns were also raised... - Kangaroo Facts (16137 bytes)
21: The word ''kangaroo'' is said to derive from the [[Guugu Yimidhirr language|Guugu Yimidhirr]...
39: ...several very small kangaroo-like marsupials, some from the family [[Macropodidae]], some not.
46: ... dog can set a full-grown male boomer into a wild frenzy. In extreme circumstances, one or more [[Wedg...
51: ...angaroo will then make a practice of sniffing the urine multiple times until it is satisfied, then procee...
57: ...he gives birth; however, she has the ability to ''freeze'' the development of an embryo until the prev... - Prostate (3581 bytes)
1: ...t below the [[urinary bladder]]. It is located in front of the [[rectum]] and part of it can be felt d...
3: ...lation]]. Within the prostate, the urethra coming from the bladder merges with the two [[ejaculatory d...
15: ... may constrict the urethra and impede the flow of urine, making [[urination]] difficult and painful and i...
17: ...r part of the urethra and restricting the flow of urine. - Bird (20345 bytes)
15: Birds range in size from the tiny [[hummingbird]]s to the huge [[Ostrich...
17: ....g. the [[Wandering Albatross]]). Some, such as [[frigatebird]]s, stay aloft for days at a time, even ...
57: Birds are generally considered to have evolved from [[Theropoda|theropod]] [[Dinosauria|dinosaur]]s...
59: The basal bird ''[[Archaeopteryx]]'', from the [[Jurassic]], is well-known as one of the f...
63: ...p]] structure as birds, birds actually originated from the [[saurischia]]n (lizard-hipped) dinosaurs, ... - Nutrition (42689 bytes)
4: Between the extremes of optimal health and death from [[starvation]] or [[malnutrition]], there is an...
10: ...hough the digestive process helps to release them from the matrix of the foods where they occur. Any u...
16: ...re hormonally and metabolically favourable than infrequent, haphazard food intake.
20: ... Early diets were primarily [[vegetarian]] with infrequent game meats and fish where available.
27: ...ard reluctantly agreed to a trial. Daniel and his friends received their diet for 10 days and were the... - Tobacco smoking (36030 bytes)
10: ...ter or match. One of the most common favors asked from a stranger is for a light; it is also done as a...
15: ...ury]], tobacco smoking was brought to Europe, and from there spread to the rest of the world.
17: ...rtrayed in advertising as part of a glamorous carefree lifestyle. This image continued to be prevalent...
37: ... he was usually seen to have a cigar clamped, was frequently remarked upon by the press and public.
39: ...ins. However, the practice of ingesting the smoke from a smoldering leaf generates an enormous number ... - Ureter (1692 bytes)
3: ...]. The ureters are muscular tubes that can propel urine along by the motions of [[peristalsis]]. In the a...
5: ...the ureters, backflow being prevented by pressure from the filling of the bladder, as well as the tone... - Moose (8141 bytes)
16: ...ome flattening. The word "moose" is thought to be from ''mus'' or ''moos'' of the [[Algonquian]] (nort...
18: ...at the base, and a number of smaller snags on the free border.
24: ...ar sac, known as the bell, hanging from the neck. From the shortness of their necks, moose are unable ...
26: ...) in weight with a broad, flattened palmate shape fringed in up to 30 times.
30: ...mate. She also secretes a special chemical in her urine which lets the male know that she is ready to mat... - Galen (5904 bytes)
12: From [[162]] he lived in [[Rome]] where he wrote ext...
14: ...ced around the year [[200]], based on a reference from the [[10th century]] [[Suda Lexicon]]. Some, ho...
18: ...classical element]]s. He created his own theories from those principles. In turn, he mainly ignored La...
24: ...reters of living animals to show that urine comes from the kidneys. He severed spinal cords to demonst...
26: From the modern viewpoint, Galen's knowledge was par... - Avalanche (25211 bytes)
1: [[Image:Nuptse-fromKalarPatar.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A [[Himalaya|Hi...
7: ...ing else in its path. For example, in [[Montroc, France]], in [[1999]] 300,000 cubic metres of snow s...
12: ...m anchors such as rocks and trees, stress support from top or bottom of slope).
14: ...temperatures (e.g., a lubricated melt layer, or a fragile crystal layer) before, during and after snow...
24: ...hern and north-eastern aspects. Slopes sheltered from the wind tend to gather more snow. [[Cornice]]... - Beryllium (15119 bytes)
141: ...berated when it is hit by [[alpha particle]]s, as from [[radium]] or [[polonium]] (about 30 neutrons/m...
152: .../Telescope/mirrortale/ (Beryllium related details from NASA here)] will have 18 hexagonal beryllium se...
155: ...[beryl]] and in [[emerald]]s. [[Friedrich Woehler|Friedrich W?r]] and [[Antoine Alexandre Brutus Bussy...
167: ...d to examine [[soil erosion]], [[soil formation]] from [[regolith]], the development of [[laterite|lat...
188: ... humans because very little beryllium is absorbed from the stomach and intestines. Ulcers have been se... - Chlorine (10751 bytes)
39: '''Chlorine''' (from the [[Greek language]] ''Chloros'', meaning "pa...
44: ... [[salt]]-forming halogen series and is extracted from chlorides through [[oxidation]] and more common...
50: ...to kill [[bacterium|bacteria]] and other microbes from [[drinking water]] supplies and [[swimming pool...
73: ...Chlorine has 9 isotopes with mass numbers ranging from 32 to 40. Only three of these isotopes occur na...
82: ...when [[Bleach (chemical)|bleach]] is mixed with [[urine]], [[ammonia]] or another cleaning product. Thes... - Phosphorus (11557 bytes)
41: ...widely used in [[explosive material|explosive]]s, friction [[match]]es, [[firework]]s, [[pesticide]]s,...
49: ...ure]] of 1 atm at 170 ?C but burns from impact or frictional heating. A black phosphorus allotrope exi...
65: ...[[distillation|distill]] [[salt]]s by evaporating urine, and in the process produced a white material tha...
67: ..., suicides and accidental [[poison]]ings resulted from its use (An apocryphal tale tells of a woman at...
70: ...]] containing substances, phosphorus is not found free in nature but it is widely distributed in many ... - Tungsten (13647 bytes)
163: ... tungsten is found in several ores including [[wolframite]] and [[scheelite]] and is remarkable for it...
185: ...Jos靝 and [[Fausto Elhuyar]] found an acid in wolframite that was identical to tungstic acid. In [[Sp...
187: ...ure from both sides, because of its sources of wolframite ore. The resistance to high temperatures, as...
192: ...Disease Control and Prevention]] announced that [[urine]] tests on [[leukemia]] patient families and cont...
195: Tungsten is found in the [[mineral]]s wolframite ([[iron]]-[[manganese]] tungstate, FeW[[oxyg... - Red Fox (7749 bytes)
15: ...[[Eurasia]], with several populations in [[North Africa]].
19: ... Red Fox''' (''Vulpes vulpes japonica'') migrated from [[India]] to [[China]] and eventually to [[Japa...
23: ...black ear tips and legs. The "red" tone can vary from crimson to golden, and in fact can be brindled ...
34: Red Foxes are found in a variety of [[biome]]s, from [[prairie]]s and [[scrubland]] to [[forest]] se...
36: ... to catch their food. The foxes regularly consume from 0.5–1 kilograms (1–2 pounds) of foo...
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