(Encyclopedia) Sibelius, Jean Julius ChristianSibelius, Jean Julius Christianzhän y&oomacr;ˈly&oobreve;s krĭsˈtyän sĭbāˈly&oobreve;s [key], 1865–1957, Finnish composer. Sibelius was a…
INVERTEBRATE GROUPSECHINODERMS CNIDARIANS SPONGES INSECTS MOLLUSKS ANNELID WORMS HOW DO ANIMALS SURVIVE WITHOUT BONES? DO INVERTEBRATES’ EXOSKELETONS GROW? FIND OUT MOREAbout 95 percent of…
Now I Know My WBCsAnatomy and PhysiologyThe Circulatory SystemCells, Bells!Blood Types and GeneticsNow I Know My WBCs Although there are many types of white blood cells (see Figure 10.4), they…
Some dinosaurs ate lizards, turtles, eggs, or early mammals. Some hunted other dinosaurs or scavenged dead animals. Most, however, ate plants (but not grass, which hadn't evolved yet). Rocks that…
Why do cats always land on their feet? Cats owe some of their nine lives to their unique skeletal structure. Cats don’t have a collarbone, and the bones in their spine are more flexible than other…
(Encyclopedia) hydrocephalushydrocephalushīˌdrəsĕfˈələs [key], also known as water on the brain, developmental (congenital) or acquired condition in which there is an abnormal accumulation of body…
(Encyclopedia) carding, process by which fibers are opened, cleaned, and straightened in preparation for spinning. The fingers were first used, then a tool of wood or bone shaped like a hand, then…
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skeleton, in anatomy, the stiff supportive framework of the body. The two basic types of skeleton found among animals are the exoskeleton and the endoskeleton.…
What is this job like? If you like animals and science, you might want to be a veterinarian. Veterinarians take care of sick and injured animals. Like doctors, they perform surgery and give…
