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Vessels

...s : The arteries supplying the stomach are the left gastric , the right gastric and right gastroepiploic branches of the hepatic, and the left gastroepiploic and short gastric branches of the lienal. Full article >>> vessels ...

Ventricle

...blood around. Full article >>> The left ventricle is much more muscular, which is 1.3 -...e using] different strategies, like replacing the left ventricle rather than the full artificial heart . You don't get so much colon ization. The stra...

Vascular system

...lar system of the plant . The photo below on the left shows a developing lateral root on a pea root. Full article >>> porous plate leading to the water vascular system of certain echinoderms, such as starfish Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology , 11th Edition. St. Louis, M...

Urethra

...nerves are the terminal branches of the right and left urethra and other parts, the former being distributed upon the back, and the latter upon the front part of the organ . Full article >>> Mild intersex conditions include, in males, a condition in which the urethra opens on the unde...

Umbilical cord

... from the placenta and umbilical cord that are left over after birth is one source of adult stem cell s. Full article >>> In birds and reptiles, it fuses with the chorion to form the chorioallantoic membrane which assists in respiration , and in addition it is the site of storage of...

Stomach

...e small intestine (the duodenum ). It is on the left side of the abdominal cavity, the fundus of the stomach lying against the diaphragm . Full article >>> Stomach poison: An insecticide that is lethal only after it has been ingested by an insect, entering the insect body through th...

Stoma

...e small intestine (the duodenum ). It is on the left side of the abdominal cavity, the fundus of the stoma ch lying against the diaphragm . Full article >>> Stoma in Greek means " mouth ". Stoma Paradox As the key reactant in photosynthesis , carbon dioxide, is found in the atmo...

Sticky ends

... DNA with certain restriction enzymes , the ends left have one strand overhang ing the other to form a short (typically 4 nt) single- strand ed segment . Full article >>> DNA insert and vector molecule s are digested with two different restriction enzymes to create noncomplem...

Sticky end

... DNA with certain restriction enzymes , the ends left have one strand overhang ing the other to form a short (typically 4 nt) single- strand ed segment . Full article >>> : Also known as sticky end . Overhang ing ends of a double- strand ed DNA molecule that are capable of hyb...

Single locus probe

... locus probe s and yield patterns such as those at left when used to probe RFLP blots of DNA s of six individuals. Other VNTR sequence segment s occur at many loci in the human genome . Full article >>>...

Semen

...of the rape victim (EVIDENCE #2); a semen stain left on the victim's clothing (EVIDENCE #1); the DNA of the victim herself (VICTIM) to be sure that the DNA didn't come from her cells ; ... Full article >>> semen (see-men) [L. seed ] The fluid that is ejaculated by the male durin...

Secondary xylem

...le phases. Primary xylem is one of the tissue s left behind by the apical meristem . Secondary xylem is laid down by vascular cambium on the outside of the xylem column. Contents ... Full article >>> Cambium - In older parts of the root, another meristem forms between the xylem...

Roots

...hen, respectively. Roots have no hyphens. I have left words as lower case except in those cases where capitalization is necessary (named pathways for example).Glossary ... Full article >>>...

RNA

RNA with its nitrogenous base s to the left and DNA to the right. RNA is primarily made up of four different bases : adenine , guanine , cytosine , and uracil . Full article >>> RNA splicing a process or removing introns from nuclear RNA , thus converting it into...

Right atrium

...latory system concerned with blood flow from the left ventricle of the heart to the entire body and back to the heart via the right atrium . Full article >>>...

Right ventricle

...urning oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart . Full article >>>...

Retina

...continued as President until one blow detached his left retina , leaving him blind in that eye. Full article >>>...

Pulmonary veins

...o to the systemic arterial system . The right and left pulmonary arteries arise from the pulmonary trun...ning each lung , carry oxygenated blood to the left atrium of the heart ... Full article >>>...

Pulmonary artery

... blood from the right atrium does not enter the left atrium , but enters the right ventricle and is p...nches immediately, carrying blood to the right and left lungs . Here the blood gives up carbon dioxide and takes on a fresh supply of oxygen . Full arti...

Pulmonary vein

...turns oxygen -rich blood from the lungs to the left atrium . Full article >>> pulmonar...arries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart , from which blood is pumped into the left ventricle and from there to the b...

Protons

... each element and designated by a subscript to the left of the elemental symbol. atomic weight The total atomic mass, which is the mass in grams of one mole of the atom . Full article >>> One of two or more forms of an element that have the same number of protons (atomic number) but diff...

Progeny

... l chromosome of a particular type which is then left to many, many progeny in the ... Full article >>> When Drosophila males of the P cytotype are crossed with females of the M cytotype, progeny exhibit a complex of abnormal trait s (male sterility, frequent mutation s, chromoso...

Primordium

... will expand to form a leaf . leaf scars A scar left on a stem or twig when the leaf abscises. Full article >>> Embryo nic primordium from which a specific part of the organ ism develops. The rudimentary basis of an organ in an embryo . Related Terms: Primordium Early cells...

Placenta

... from the placenta and umbilical cord that are left over after birth is one source of adult stem cell s. Full article >>> The marsupials and placenta ls diverged from a pantotheran stem stock in the late Cretaceous. The first marsupials appeared in North America approximately 80...

Pigment

...tal: Before birth. privacy: The condition of being left alone, out of public view and in control of information that is known about you. Full article >>> pigment [L. pigment um, paint] A colored substance that absorbs light over a narrow band of wavelengths. Full article >>...

Pedigree

... family . A total of 8 alleles (numbered to the left of the blots) are present in the family . Full article >>> A form of pedigree depicting schematically the flow of genes from ancestors to descendants. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ... Full article >>&...

Palindromic Sequence

...e sequence is the same when one strand is read left to right and the other strand is read right to left. Full article >>> The terminator sequence is usually a palindromic sequence that forms a stem -loop hairpin structure that leads to the dissociation of the RNA P from the ...

Package

...me s into new phage particles. In the example at left the lysogenic P1 phage resident in a leu+ bacterium is induced. Full article >>> Before a virus has entered a host cell , it is called a virion — a package of viral genetic material . Virion s can be passed from hos...

Oxygenated blood

oxygenated blood from the left atrium is sent, relatively pure, into the carotid...arries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart , from which blood is pumped into the left ventricle and from there to the b...

Oxygen

...to an antibody . Full article >>> left atrium : the chamber of the human heart that r...ves oxygen -rich blood via the pulmonary vein . left ventricle : the chamber of the human heart in which oxygen -rich blood enters through the bicu...

Optic nerve

... (top), crossing at the optic chiasma , joining left and right eye information in the optic tract, and layering left and right visual stimuli in the lateral geniculate nucleus . V1 in red at bottom of image. Full ...

Nitrogenous base

...;> RNA with its nitrogenous base s to the left and DNA to the right. RNA is primarily made up of four different bases : adenine , guanine , cytosine , and uracil . Full article >>> guanine One of the nitrogenous base s in nucleic acids , guanine is one of the two pu...

Neuroscience

... What Mad Pursuit includes a description of why he left molecular biology and switched to neuroscience . Full article >>> Source: The Brain: A Neuroscience Primer written by Richard F. Thompson, 3rd edition (User Submission) What Topic Is Your BIOLOGY Paper On? ENTER YOUR TOPIC HER...

Nerves

...nerves are the terminal branches of the right and left urethra and other parts, the former being distributed upon the back, and the latter upon the front part of the organ . Full article >>> nerves Bundles of neuron al processes enclosed in connective tissue that carry signals to a...

Monoecious

...r catkins on right, last year's female catkins on left Individual reproductive unit (a flower in angiosperm s): ... Full article >>> hermaphroditism Possession of gonads of both sexes by a single ( monoecious ) individual. hermaphroditism A state character ized by the presence of bot...

Memory

...ebrum the dorsal portion, composed of right and left hemispheres, of the vertebrate forebrain ; the integrating center for memory , learning, emotions, and other highly complex functions of the central nervous system . cervical Referring to the neck. Full article >>> High level func...

Masseter

...n atom ; designated by a superscript to the upper left of the elemental symbol. Full article >>> The Straight Dope ( Masseter "strongest;" 975 pounds for 2 seconds; gluteus maximus and quadriceps strongest if leverage not included) Physics factbook ( Heart output 1.3 to 5 watts, lifetim...

Lungs

...urning oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart . Full article >>> For example, the glycoprotein hormone alpha subunit is produced only in certain cell types of the anterior pituitary and placenta , not in lungs or skin; thus expression of the glyco...

Lung

...ries oxygenated blood from the lung s to the left atrium of the heart , from which blood is pumped into the left ventricle and from there to the body tissue s. pulse ... Full article >>> pertainin...

Ligaments

...f to form the falciform ligament and the right and left triangular ligaments . Full article >>> Ascending infection from the vagina or cervix to the uterus , fallopian tubes and broad ligaments : most often caused by bacteria l infections of chlamydia and gonorrhea. A B C D E F G ...

Left ventricle

...the retina . Full article >>> The left ventricle is much more muscular than the right as...lar pressure. Full article >>> The left ventricle is much more muscular, which is 1.3 - 1.5 cm (.5-.6 in) thick, than the right, 0.3 - 0. ...

Left atrium

...ves oxygen -rich blood via the pulmonary vein . left ventricle : the chamber of the human heart in ... aorta . Full article >>> From the left atrium , Blood flows through the mitral valve (also known as the bicuspid valve) into the left ve...

Leaflets

...a thin film of organ ic material from its body is left in the rock. Full article >>> conjugate - of a pinna te leaflet; having only one pair of leaflets 3. conjugate - formed by the union of two compound s; "a conjugated protein " ... Full article >>> vein banding. Dark...

Leaf

...Full article >>> leaf scars A scar left on a stem or twig when the leaf abscises. lea...hildren, we find either the maximum element in its left subtree or the minimum element in its right subtree, and move its value into the node being deleted ...

Larynx

...of cartilage at the upper end of the trachea . left atrium : the chamber of the human heart that receives oxygen -rich blood via the pulmonary vein . Full article >>> larynx Modified upper portion of respiratory tract of air-breathing vertebrates , bounded by the glottis abov...

Lacunae

...lacunae . These lacunae , or resorption pits, are left behind after the breakdown of bone and often present as scalloped surfaces. Full article >>> Dense bone has osteocyte s ( bone cell s) located in lacunae connected by canaliculi. Lacunae are commonly referred to as Haversian cana...

Intestine

...es). Until the middle of the 20th century, whaling left many population s nearly or fully extinct. Full article >>> Thick accumulations of mucus in the intestine s and lungs result in mal nutrition , poor growth, frequent respiratory infections, breathing difficulties, and eventually pe...

Intercalated disc

...tput The volume of blood pumped per minute by the left ventricle of the heart . Full article >>>...

Heart

...T U V W X Y Z ... Full article >>> left atrium : the chamber of the human heart that r...ves oxygen -rich blood via the pulmonary vein . left ventricle : the chamber of the human heart in which oxygen -rich blood enters through the bicu...

Genetic code

...nd the mechanisms of protein synthesis. He later left molecular biology for his other interest, consciousness. Full article >>> The process in which the genetic code carried by m RNA directs the synthesis of proteins from amino acids . The m RNA base sequence is trans lated in...

Forebrain

...ebrum the dorsal portion, composed of right and left hemispheres, of the vertebrate forebrain ; the integrating center for memory , learning, emotions, and other highly complex functions of the central nervous system . cervical Referring to the neck. Full article >>> [Gr. epi - on, ...

Foot

...rticle >>> These are the hand on the left and the foot on the right of Rodhocetus, which is one of the new finds in 2000. And a skull of Artiocetus which is the other one we found in 2000 that has a skeleton with ankle bones preserved in it. Full article >>> Adaptation s ...

Digestion

... DNA with certain restriction enzymes , the ends left have one strand overhang ing the other to form a short (typically 4 nt) single- strand ed segment . Full article >>> Cystic fibrosis -- an autosomal recessive gene tic condition of the exocrine glands , which causes the body to p...

Deletion

...hildren, we find either the maximum element in its left subtree or the minimum element in its right subtree, ... Full article >>> Deletion : The absence of bases that are present in the wild-type DNA sequence . Deoxyribonucleotide : See nucleotide . Full article >>> W...

Cuticle

...ral region (Fig 3C), and if sibling embryo s are left to develop, they make ectopic naked cuticle in the same region (Figure 3D). Full article >>> The upper surface is covered with a waxy, waterproof cuticle , which serves to reduce water loss from the leaf . Palisade layer. Full ...

Crossing over

...> May-Thurner syndrome is compression of the left iliac vein by the artery crossing over it. This is normal anatomy , but in some people the artery presses on the vein enough to thicken the vein wall over time. Full article >>> Events of Prophase I (save for synapsis and cross...

Coronary arteries

...ly bundled nerve fibers that connect the right and left hemispheres of the cerebrum . Full article >...od supply to the heart itself is supplied by the left and right coronary arteries , which branch off from the aorta . Functions The function of the hea...

Complement

... circulatory system that receives blood from the left ventricle . Full article >>> The chromosomal complement of an individual, including the number of chromosomes and any abnormalities. The term is also used to refer to a photograph of an individual's chromosomes . explained: Listen...

Codon

... circulatory system that receives blood from the left ventricle . Full article >>> : Although several codon s code for a single amino acid , an organ ism may have a preferred codon for each amino acid . This is called codon bias . Coelacanth ... Full article >>> ...

Cocci

...ted infection caused by gono cocci bacteria . If left untreated, gonorrhea can result in complications including sterility, blindness (preventive treatment is thus routinely given to newborns), ... Full article >>> Most are rod-shaped, sphere-shaped, or helix-shaped; these are respectivel...