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Anatomy and
Physiology: Cells, Bells!

Cells, Bells!Anatomy and PhysiologyThe Circulatory SystemCells, Bells!Blood Types and GeneticsNow I Know My WBCs My first introduction to white blood cells was that old sci-fi classic, Fantastic…

Like Mother, Like Daughter

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and daughter Harriet "In search of my mother's garden, I found my own."-Alice Walker These women have followed in their mothers' footsteps: Printers: Sarah Goddard…

Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children

Source: National Education Association (NEA). Web: www.nea.org/readacross/resources/catalist.html . This list was compiled from an online survey by the NEA in 2007. See also Kids' Top 100 Favorite…

DK Science: Digestive Systems

Carnivore’s serrated toothCarnivore’s jaws for tearingCarnivore’s stomachHerbivore’s toothStomach stonesOrnithopod’s stomachFeatures of a sauropod’s stomachCarnivorous and herbivorous dinosaurs are…

Anatomy and
Physiology: Pharynx

PharynxAnatomy and PhysiologyThe Respitory SystemLungs, Bronchi, Trachea, NosePharynxMore Than Just a PipeGas Laws and BreathingVolumes and Volumes At the back of the nose, we start our journey…

Anatomy and
Physiology: Acting in Concert

Acting in ConcertAnatomy and PhysiologyThe MusclesActing in ConcertFibers Every Which Way With almost 700 muscles, both superficial and deep, it makes sense that some of them might work together…

Slideshow: Turkey Tradition

  The tradition of preparing and feasting on a Thanksgiving meal dates to the 17th century, when the first European settlers arrived on these shores. Although Turkey Day celebrations vary by…

silverpoint

(Encyclopedia) silverpoint, method of drawing whereby a silver-tipped instrument is dragged across paper prepared with ground bone dust and gum water and then tinted with a pigment. The procedure…

Gaucher's disease

(Encyclopedia) Gaucher's diseaseGaucher's diseasegōshāzˈ [key], rare genetic disease involving a deficiency of an enzyme, glucocerebrosidase, which normally breaks down certain body glycolipids (i.e…