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• 00:26, 15 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+4)‎ . . Ames test ‎ (current)
• 17:12, 14 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+5)‎ . . Glycoprotein ‎ (current)
• 16:47, 14 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+205)‎ . . Nm Pineal gland ‎ (Created page with "The pineal gland is a small endocrine gland in the vertebrate brain. It produces the serotonin derivative melatonin, a hormone that affects the modulation of wake/sleep patte...") (current)
• 13:58, 14 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+54)‎ . . N Homeodynamic ‎ (Created page with "The term homeodynamics means similar force (or power).") (current)
• 13:50, 14 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+246)‎ . . Nm Water strider ‎ (Created page with "The water strider (also known as the '''pond skater''') is a true bug that can run across the surface of water. It lives on ponds and slow-running streams. It rarely goes underwa...") (current)
• 13:46, 14 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+255)‎ . . N Atomic mass ‎ (Created page with "The atomic mass (ma) is the mass of an atomic particle, sub-atomic particle, or molecule. It may be expressed in unified atomic mass units; by international agreement, 1 atomic m...") (current)
• 14:19, 13 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+178)‎ . . N Conundrum ‎ (Created page with "<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">1) A confusing and difficult problem or question.</span><br>2) A question asked for amusement, typically one with a pun in its answer; a riddle.") (current)
• 17:47, 12 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+503)‎ . . N Von Willebrand factor ‎ (Created page with "Von Willebrand factor is a blood glycoprotein involved in hemostasis. It is deficient or defective in von Willebrand disease and is involved in a large number of other diseases, ...") (current)
• 17:34, 12 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+53)‎ . . N Rough endoplasmic reticulum ‎ (Redirected page to Rough endoplasmic reticulum (rough ER)) (current)
• 17:33, 12 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+49)‎ . . N Valence shell ‎ (Created page with "The valence shell is the outer shell of the atom.") (current)
• 17:33, 12 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+8)‎ . . Atomic number ‎ (current)
• 18:02, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+13)‎ . . Nonessential ‎ (current)
• 17:43, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+148)‎ . . N Fructose ‎ (Created page with "Fructose, or fruit sugar, is a simple monosaccharide found in many plants, where it is often bonded to glucose to form the disaccharide sucrose.") (current)
• 17:42, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+2)‎ . . Glucose ‎ (current)
• 17:42, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+32)‎ . . Glucose ‎
• 17:41, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+22)‎ . . N Dextrose ‎ (Redirected page to Glucose) (current)
• 17:41, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (-1)‎ . . Polysaccharide ‎ (current)
• 17:41, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+1)‎ . . Polysaccharide ‎
• 17:40, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+8)‎ . . Starch ‎ (current)
• 17:40, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+14)‎ . . Glycogen ‎ (current)
• 17:40, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+762)‎ . . N Sugar ‎ (Created page with "Sugar is the generalised name for a class of chemically-related sweet-flavored substances, most of which are used as food. They are carbohydrates, composed of carbon, hydrogen an...") (current)
• 17:35, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+154)‎ . . Effector ‎ (current)
• 13:13, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+697)‎ . . N Apocrine sweat gland ‎ (Created page with "An apocrine sweat gland is a sweat gland composed of a coiled secretory portion located at the junction of the dermis and subcutaneous fat, from which a straight portion inserts ...") (current)
• 13:12, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (-6)‎ . . Eccrine sweat gland ‎ (current)
• 13:12, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (0)‎ . . Eccrine sweat gland ‎
• 13:11, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+482)‎ . . N Eccrine sweat gland ‎ (Created page with "Eccrine glands (sometimes called '''merocrine glands''') are the major sweat glands of the human body, found in virtually all skin. They produce a clear, odorless substance, ...")
• 13:09, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+46)‎ . . N Multinucleate ‎ (Created page with "Cells that are composed of two or more nuclei.") (current)
• 13:08, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+5)‎ . . Osteoclast ‎ (current)
• 13:08, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+31)‎ . . N Haversian system ‎ (Redirected page to Haversian system) (current)
• 13:07, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+299)‎ . . N Osteon ‎ (Created page with "The osteon or '''Haversian system''' is the fundamental functional unit of compact bone. Osteons are roughly cylindrical structures that are typically several millimeters long an...") (current)
• 13:07, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+712)‎ . . N Corticol bone ‎ (Created page with "Cortical bone, synonymous with '''compact bone''', is one of the two types of osseous tissue that form bones. Cortical bone facilitates bone's main functions: to support the whol...") (current)
• 13:07, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+28)‎ . . N Compact bone ‎ (Redirected page to Corticol bone) (current)
• 13:06, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+2,330)‎ . . N Epiphyseal line ‎ (Created page with "The epiphyseal line the part of the bone that replaces the epiphyseal growth plate in long bones once a person has reached their full adult height. Either rounded end of a long b...") (current)
• 13:04, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+709)‎ . . N Long bone ‎ (Created page with "The long bones are those that are longer than they are wide. They are one of five types of bones: long, short, flat, irregular and sesamoid. Long bones, especially the femur and ...") (current)
• 12:52, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+108)‎ . . N Isotonic contraction ‎ (Created page with "Isotonic contractions occur when muscles shorten and movement occurs due to the sliding of the myofilaments.") (current)
• 12:52, 10 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+215)‎ . . N Isometric contraction ‎ (Created page with "Isometric contractions are contractions in which the muscles do not shorten. An example of an isometric contraction is pushing against a wall with bent elbows. The muscles cannot...") (current)
• 22:24, 9 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+519)‎ . . N Orbicularis oculi ‎ (Created page with "The orbicularis oculi is a muscle in the face that closes the eyelids. It arises from the nasal part of the frontal bone, from the frontal process of the maxilla in front of the ...") (current)
• 22:23, 9 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+282)‎ . . N Pectoralis major ‎ (Created page with "The pectoralis major is a thick, fan-shaped muscle, situated at the chest (anterior) of the human body. It makes up the bulk of the chest muscles in the male and lies under the b...") (current)
• 22:23, 9 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+223)‎ . . N Sartorius ‎ (Created page with "The sartorius muscle – the longest muscle in the human body – is a long thin muscle that runs down the length of the thigh in the anterior compartment. Its upper portion form...") (current)
• 22:23, 9 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+188)‎ . . N Unipennate ‎ (Created page with "In some muscles (e. g. the peronei) the fibers are, like the plumes of a quill pen, to one side of a tendon, which runs the entire length of the muscle; such muscles are termed u...") (current)
• 22:22, 9 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+149)‎ . . N Pennate muscle ‎ (Created page with "A pennate or pinnate muscle (also called a penniform muscle) is a muscle with fascicles that attach obliquely (in a slanting position) to its tendon.") (current)
• 22:22, 9 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+108)‎ . . N Extensor digitorum longus ‎ (Created page with "The Extensor digitorum longus is a pennate muscle, situated at the lateral part of the front of the leg.") (current)
• 22:22, 9 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+140)‎ . . N Multipennate ‎ (Created page with "A type of pennate muscle wherein the diagonal muscle fibers are in multiple rows with the central tendon branching into two or more tendons.") (current)
• 22:21, 9 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+311)‎ . . N Deltoid ‎ (Created page with "In human anatomy, the deltoid muscle is the muscle forming the rounded contour of the shoulder. Anatomically, it appears to be made up of three distinct sets of fibers though ele...") (current)
• 22:21, 9 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+94)‎ . . N Fusiform ‎ (Created page with "Fusiform means having a spindle-like shape that is wide in the middle and tapers at both ends.") (current)
• 22:09, 9 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+126)‎ . . N Biceps ‎ (Created page with "In human anatomy, the '''biceps brachii''', or simply biceps in common parlance, is, as the name implies, a two-headed muscle.") (current)
• 22:09, 9 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+21)‎ . . N Biceps brachii ‎ (Redirected page to Biceps) (current)
• 22:08, 9 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+584)‎ . . N Rectus femoris ‎ (Created page with "The rectus femoris muscle is one of the four quadriceps muscles of the human body. The others are the vastus medialis, the vastus intermedius (deep to the rectus femoris), and th...") (current)
• 18:10, 9 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+105)‎ . . N Z disc ‎ (Created page with "The region of the sarcomere into which thin filaments are inserted. Location of actinin in the sarcomere.") (current)
• 18:09, 9 October 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+68)‎ . . N Sinewy ‎ (Created page with "Something muscular, with a tight and stretched toughness, is sinewy.") (current)

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