RUNNING GAZELLEGLIDERJET PROPULSIONFLYINGMUSCLESSKELETONFIND OUT MOREAll animals are mobile for at least some part of their lives because they need to find food. Most movement is controlled by…
HOW DOES SOUND TRAVEL THROUGH THE EAR? WHAT HAPPENS IN THE COCHLEA? HOW DO EARS HELP US BALANCE?FIND OUT MOREThe ear is the organ of hearing and balance. The outer ear collects sound and directs it…
The JointsAnatomy and PhysiologyThe JointsTypes of JointsHinges, Pivots, and Saddles … Oh My!The Dancer's AlphabetDon't Wait. Rotate! Now that you've learned all 206 bones, it's time to get a…
(Encyclopedia) AsyutAsyutäsy&oomacr;tˈ [key], city (1986 pop. 272,986), E central Egypt, on the Nile. An industrial and trading center and also the seat of a university, it is famed for pottery,…
(Encyclopedia) tendon, tough cord composed of closely packed white fibers of connective tissue that serves to attach muscles to internal structures such as bones or other muscles. Sometimes when the…
(Encyclopedia) spavinspavinspăvˈĭn [key], disease of horses affecting the hock joint. There are two types—bog spavin, in which the hock joint is distended as a result of the collection of synovial…
(Encyclopedia) transplantation, medical, surgical procedure by which a tissue or organ is removed and replaced by a corresponding part, usually from another part of the body or from another…
Born: 1926Birthplace: New York City Diagnostic x-ray systems—Ledley developed the ACTA diagnostic x-ray scanner, the first whole-body computerized tomography (CT) machine. He was the first to do…
