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- 19:06, 16 June 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+328) . . N Glenohumeral joint (Created page with "The glenohumeral joint, or shoulder joint, is a multiaxial synovial ball and socket joint and involves articulation between the glenoid fossa of the scapula (shoulder blade) and ...") (current)
- 17:53, 29 June 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+663) . . N Flocculonodular lobe (Created page with "The flocculonodular lobe (vestibulocerebellum) is a lobe of the cerebellum consisting of the nodule and the flocculus. The two flocculi are connected to the midline structure cal...") (current)
- 17:53, 29 June 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+509) . . N Posterior lobe (Created page with "The posterior lobe of cerebellum is the portion of the cerebellum caudal to the primary fissure. It is sometimes equated to the "neocerebellum", since phylogenetically it is the...") (current)
- 17:52, 29 June 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+112) . . N Gyrus (Created page with " A gyrus (plural: gyri) is a ridge on the cerebral cortex. It is generally surrounded by one or more sulci.")
- 17:52, 29 June 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+20) . . N Gyri (Redirected page to Gyrus) (current)
- 17:47, 29 June 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+429) . . N Tectum (Created page with "The tectum is a region of the brain, specifically the dorsal part of the mesencephalon (midbrain). This is contrasted with the tegmentum, which refers to the region ventral to th...") (current)
- 17:47, 29 June 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+644) . . N Mesencephalon (Created page with "'''See:''' midbrain. The mesencephalon or midbrain is a part of the brain stem. It is associated with vision, hearing, motor control, sleep/wake, arousal (alertness), a...") (current)
- 17:46, 29 June 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+292) . . N Corpora quadrigemina (Created page with "In the brain, the corpora quadrigemina are the four colliculi—two inferior, two superior—located on the tectum of the dorsal aspect of the midbrain.They are respectively name...") (current)
- 19:50, 17 February 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+118) . . Climax community (current)
- 01:15, 16 January 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+114) . . N Incessant (Created page with "(of something regarded as unpleasant) Continuing without pause or interruption: "the incessant beat of the music".") (current)
- 00:01, 11 January 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+253) . . N Claudin (Created page with "Claudins are the proteins associated with the establishment of the paracellular barrier between cells. The charged amino acids of the extracellular loop are thought to form ion-s...") (current)
- 18:16, 30 November 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+63) . . N External respiration (Created page with "Exchange of gases across the respiratory membrane in the lungs.") (current)
- 18:16, 30 November 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+109) . . N Internal respiration (Created page with "Exchange of respiratory gases between the blood of the systemic capillaries and the tissue cells of the body.") (current)
- 22:45, 20 November 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+100) . . N Epitope (Created page with "An epitope refers to the specific sequence of amino acids on an antigen to which the antibody binds.")
- 17:15, 4 October 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+217) . . N Glucose isomerase (Created page with "Glucose isomerase is a tetrameric enzyme composed of four identical polypeptides of 43000 daltons that is used in the United States to manufacture billions of pounds of high-fruc...") (current)
- 13:15, 31 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+28) . . N Spate (Created page with "Sudden flooding in a stream.") (current)
- 13:15, 31 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+98) . . N Specialist (Created page with "In ecology, a predator or herbivore that regularly feeds upon a single, or very few, prey species.") (current)
- 13:14, 31 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+48) . . N Species composition (Created page with "The species that occur in a given community.") (current)
- 13:14, 31 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+81) . . N Species diversity (Created page with "A measure of diversity that increases with species evenness and species richness.") (current)
- 13:14, 31 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+63) . . N Species evenness (Created page with "The relative abundance of species in a community or collection.") (current)
- 13:12, 31 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . Species richness (current)
- 13:11, 31 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+110) . . N Species turnover (Created page with "Changes in species composition on islands resulting from some species becoming extinct and others immigrating.") (current)
- 02:04, 31 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+150) . . N Spiralling length (Created page with "The length of stream required for an atom of a nutrient to complete a cycle from release into the water column to re-entry into the benthic ecosystem.") (current)
- 02:04, 31 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+80) . . N Spring tide (Created page with "Tides occurring during new and full moons, when tidal fluctuations are greatest.") (current)
- 02:03, 31 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+108) . . N Allochthonous inputs (Created page with "Organic matter derived or created in a community external to the one in which they are eventually deposited.") (current)
- 02:03, 31 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+54) . . Allele
- 02:03, 31 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+60) . . N Albedo (Created page with "The proportion of incident radiation reflected by a surface.")
- 02:02, 31 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+212) . . N A horizon (Created page with "A biologically active soil layer consisting of a mixture of mineral materials, such as clay, silt, and sand, as well as organic material, derived from the overlying O horizon; ge...") (current)
- 02:02, 31 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+92) . . N Age distribution (Created page with "The distribution of individuals among age groups in a population; also called age structure.") (current)
- 02:02, 31 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+99) . . N Adhesion-adapted (Created page with "A term applied to seeds with hooks, spines, or barbs that disperse by attaching to passing animals.") (current)
- 02:02, 31 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+274) . . N Adaptation (Created page with "An evolutionary process that changes anatomy, physiology, or behaviour, resulting in an increased ability of a population to live in a particular environment. The term is also ap...")
- 02:01, 31 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+125) . . N Actual evapotranspiration (Created page with "The amount of water lost from an ecosystem to the atmosphere due to a combination of evaporation and transpiration by plants.") (current)
- 02:01, 31 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+95) . . N Acclimation (Created page with "Physiological adjustment to change in an environmental factor, such as temperature or salinity.") (current)
- 02:01, 31 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+53) . . N Abyssal zone (Created page with "A zone of the ocean depths between 4,000 and 6,000 m.")
- 02:01, 31 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+86) . . N Abundance (Created page with "The total number of individuals, or biomass, of a species present in a specified area.") (current)
- 02:00, 31 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+82) . . N Stable age distribution (Created page with "A population in which the proportion of individuals in each age class is constant.") (current)
- 21:50, 16 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+34) . . Natural selection
- 21:48, 16 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+7,621) . . Natural selection
- 21:25, 16 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+398) . . N Differential reproduction (Created page with "Differential reproduction is the idea that those organisms best adapted to a given environment will be most likely to survive to reproductive age and have offspring of their own....")
- 15:05, 3 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,249) . . N Bacterial Urinary Tract Infections (Created page with "Invading bacteria may trigger inflammation in the urethra (urethritis), urinary bladder (cystitis), prostate (prostatitis), or kidneys (pyelonephritis). Mild ...") (current)
- 15:04, 3 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+727) . . N Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (Created page with "Sudden onset of fever, chills, vomiting, diarrhea, extremely low blood pressure, mental confusion, and a severe rash characterize '''staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome''' (STSS)...") (current)
- 16:31, 12 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+411) . . N Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Created page with "Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is defined as the sudden and unexpected death of a child who has not yet reached his or her first birthday. In the United States, SIDS is the number ...") (current)
- 21:58, 28 June 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+366) . . Molecular pharming (current)
- 18:35, 27 June 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . X inactivation (current)
- 18:35, 27 June 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+59) . . N Xanax (Created page with "A potent short-acting drug of the benzodiazepine class.") (current)
- 17:41, 20 June 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+168) . . Aquaporin (current)
- 23:03, 26 January 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+91) . . N Start codon (Created page with "A three-base sequence—usually AUG—that specifies the first amino acid in a polypeptide.")
- 23:03, 26 January 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+52) . . N Statocyst (Created page with "An organ of equilibrium found in many animal species") (current)
- 23:02, 26 January 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+184) . . N Statoliths (Created page with "1. Tiny granules of sand or other dense objects that aid in equilibrium in many vertebrates. 2. In plants, a starch-heavy plastid that allows both roots and shoots to detect gr...") (current)
- 23:02, 26 January 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+79) . . N Stem (Created page with "A plant organ that produces buds, leaves, branches and reproductive structures.") (current)
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