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- Middle Colonies (4101 bytes)
3: ...in the country could be made of logs and chinked with moss or mud.
5: ... wheat, and barley. The whiskey was often mixed with spices, milk, and sugar which many people though...
9: ...ked at industries related to [[metal]]: [[blacksmith]]s, and others. Printing and publishing were als...
11: ...en reading skills and religious lessons. Basic arithmetic was the only other education.
13: ...me, acrobats, tightrope walkers, and showmen exhibiting [[giraffe]]s, [[leopard]]s, and other wild ani... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...and machine manufacture. It began in [[England]] with the introduction of [[steam engine|steam power]]...
3: ...hnological and economic progress gained momentum with the development of steam-powered [[ship]]s, and ...
5: ...hen mankind developed [[agriculture]] and gave up its [[nomad|nomadic lifestyle]].
10: ...tion of [[Capital (economics)|capital]] are also cited as factors, as is the [[scientific revolution]]...
12: ...ther nations, such as [[France]], markets were split up by local regions, which often imposed tolls an... - Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ...up to 5.1 percent [[carbon]]; ironically, alloys with higher carbon content than this are known as [[c...
5: ...steels are iron-based alloys that can be [[plasticity (physics)|plastically]] formed (pounded, rolled,...
8: ...ke copper and tin, liquid iron dissolves carbon quite readily, so that smelting results in an alloy co...
11: ...pearance, or the similar but less beautiful [[bainite]].
13: ...cal composition. As such, it requires extremely little thermal [[activation energy]] to form. - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
21: |'''[[Political Party]]:'''
27: ...on|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[communism]]), an appellation that stuck.
29: ...h the [[United States]], and formed a close bond with [[Ronald Reagan]]. Thatcher also dispatched a [[...
31: ...rgaret Thatcher assert that [[Thatcherism|Thatcherite]] policies were responsible for this.
33: ...'; since then her direct political work has been within the [[House of Lords]] and as head of the That... - Margaret Sanger (12025 bytes)
2: ...ol]] activist. Initially meeting with fierce opposition, Sanger gradually won the support of the publi...
5: ... ten years in the affluent New York suburb of [[White Plains]]. In [[1902]], she married William Sange...
7: ...hould Know." Distributing a pamphlet, ''Family Limitation'', to poor women, Sanger repeatedly risked s...
9: ...e also contributed articles on health for the [[United States Socialist Party|Socialist Party]] paper,...
11: ...ed the reality of sexual feelings in adolescents. It was followed in 1917 by ''What Every Mother Shoul... - Mary Cassatt (9047 bytes)
1: ...y Cassatt]]. ([[1893]]). Oil on canvas. [[Art Institute of Chicago]]. ]]
2: ...[1844]] – [[June 14]], [[1926]]) was an [[United States|American]] painter.
4: ... she was 10 years old, she visited many of the capitals of Europe, including [[London]], [[Paris]], an...
6: Despite her family's objections to her becoming a profes...
8: ... commissioned her to paint copies of paintings in Italy, after which she traveled about Europe. - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
9: place_of_death=[[New York City]], [[New York]]
11: ...as the ideal and made it the express goal of her literature to showcase such heroes. She believed:
13: ...dividual has a right to exist for his own sake, neither sacrificing self to others nor others to self;...
19: ...present when Ayn chose the name Rand from a typewriter.
22: ...e United States. Her first literary success came with the sale of her screenplay ''[[Red Pawn]]'' in [... - Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
2: ... of Arc as a notable woman of valor, vigor, and faith.
4: Joan of Arc's campaigns were responsible for a revitalization of [[Charles VII of France|Charles VII]]...
7: ...]] granted the throne to Henry V's heirs, disinheriting Charles, the [[Dauphin]] ([[crown prince]]), a...
10: ...els. [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[New York City]].]]
12: ...rations were being made to bring supplies to the city of [[Orl顮s]], which had been under siege by th... - Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
14: ...ons with [[pollinator]]s and their [[symbiosis]] with mycorrhizae, are considered by some to be the cu...
18: ...s, in their natural habitat, are considered by [[CITES]] as threatened or endangered. They are therefo...
21: ...except [[Antarctica]] and deserts. The great majority are to be found in the [[tropics]], mostly [[Asi...
22: ...ees, cacti or tree ferns. But they are not [[parasite]]s.
24: * a few are [[lithophyte]]s, growing on rocks, or lack [[chlorophyl... - Botany (8977 bytes)
1: ...]] of plant [[life]]. As a branch of [[biology]], it is also sometimes referred to as '''plant science...
4: [[Image:pomegranate-cut-in-half-with-seeds-photo.jpg|400px|thumb]]
6: [[Image:Dandelion-with-dew.jpg|400px|thumb]]
9: ...ch of these levels a botanist might be concerned with the classification ([[taxonomy]]), structure ([[...
13: ...ts is crucial to the future of human societies as it allows us to: - Testicle (6183 bytes)
1: ...]s have two testicles, which are often contained within an extension of the [[abdomen]] called the [[s...
3: ...is phenomenon is known as the cremasteric reflex. It also occurs in response to stress (the testicles ...
5: ...nary development which protects each testis from hitting against the other.
13: ...adotropic hormones produced by the anterior [[pituitary]]:
19: ...ficiently close one), via [[sexual intercourse]] with her.) - Circulatory system (8794 bytes)
6: Following are some basic functions of the human circulatory system:
15: ...gans, allowing the tissues to exchange materials with the hemolymph. The hemolymph is drawn back into ...
20: ...to two pumps, for a total of four heart chambers; it is thought that the four-chambered heart of birds...
25: ...ll is able to obtain nutrients, water and oxygen without the need of a transport system.
35: ... arteries carry the blood to the [[lung]]s, where it passes through a capillary network close to air-f... - Gastrointestinal tract (16596 bytes)
2: ...ar animals]] which takes in [[food]], [[digest]]s it to extract energy and nutrients, and expels the r...
10: == Basic anatomy of the human alimentary canal ==
13: *[[Mouth]] (buccal cavity; includes [[salivary glands]], [[mucosa]], [[too...
21: ...ith the [[ilium]], or hipbone). The ileum joins with the cecum at the [[ileocecal junction]]
24: ***'''[[colon (anatomy)|colon]]''' with : - Human brain (15406 bytes)
9: ... billion [[synapse|synaptic]] connections, making it one of the most densely connected network systems...
13: ...[[energy]] used by the [[body]]. (In [[infant]]s, it consumes about 60%.) This generates a lot of [[h...
15: ...y the [[medulla oblongata]] visible as it merges with the [[spinal cord]].
21: ...ton, 1965). Fluid movement within the brain is limited by the [[blood-brain barrier]], [[brain-cerebro...
23: ...ertebrae). Elevated levels of CSF are associated with [[brain injury|traumatic brain injuries]] and a ... - Kidney (12846 bytes)
3: ...ea]]) from the [[blood]] and excrete them, along with [[water]], as [[urine]]. The medical field that ...
5: == Basic [[anatomy]] ==
9: ... [[peritoneum]], the lining of the [[abdominal cavity]]. They are approximately at the [[vertebra]]l l...
11: ... fat and the pararenal fat) which help to cushion it.
13: ...ehind.jpg|thumb|250px|Kidneys viewed from behind with spine removed]] - Mammary gland (2185 bytes)
2: ...haracteristic of [[mammal]]s which gave the class its name.
4: ...ing [[epithelial cells]] and surrounded by [[myoepithelial cells]] and a rich [[capillary]] network. T...
6: ...velop mammary glands in pairs along these lines, with a number approximating the number of young typic...
9: ...omotes formation, while [[testosterone]] inhibits it. [[Prolactin]], which is stimulated by estrogen, ...
11: ... and differentiation of the duct cells, together with an increase in [[adipose tissue]] and a richer [... - Connective tissue (1646 bytes)
1: ...sive [[extracellular matrix]]. There are several basic types:
4: * [[Loose connective tissue]] holds organs and epithelia in place, and has a variety of [[protein]]ac...
6: ...ix of cartilage is composed primarily of [[chondroitin sulfate]].
11: ...tions have been described, these can be both inherited and environmental.
13: ...[[Scurvy]] - caused by a dietary deficiency in [[vitamin C]], leading to abnormal [[collagen]]. - Body cavity (2315 bytes)
1: ...nput of food and ejection of waste. It is filled with liquid that acts as a lubricant allowing the vis...
3: ...ave a cavity known as a coelom -- presumably inherited from a common ancestor. They are divided into t...
5: ...lom is reduced in size, and the principal body cavity is part of the [[blood]] circulation system call...
7: ...d into "subcavities" such as the [[pericardial cavity]] around the heart. The number and placement of ...
9: ...p known as "[[pseudocoelomates]]". Alternatively, it is thought that the coelom may have evolved from ... - Ploidy (4598 bytes)
1: ...loid number''' (x). The ploidy of cells can vary within an organism. In humans, most cells are diploi...
3: ...id number''' is the normal number of chromosomes within a cell for a species, for example the euploid ...
8: ... term '''monoploid''' can be used interchangably with haploid.
10: ... a haploid and a diploid or [[polyploid]] state, with one of the stages emphasized over the other. Thi...
16: ...e sperm provides a second set of chromosomes when it fertilizes the egg. - Beehive (beekeeping) (7741 bytes)
3: ==Traditional beehives==
4: [[Image:Making-skep-beehive.jpg|thumb|Traditional manufacture of ''skeps'' from [[straw]] in [...
5: ...ed with box hives of varying dimensions, with or without frames, and finally replaced by Langstroth eq...
7: Honey from traditional hives was typically extracted by ''pressing'...
9: ...cannot be inspected for disease or [[parasite]]s without destruction of the honeycomb and usually the ...
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