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- The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract), also called the digestive tract, alimentary canal or gut, is the system of organs within multicellular ...15 KB (2,212 words) - 04:45, 18 April 2024
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- The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract), also called the digestive tract, alimentary canal or gut, is the system of organs within multicellular ...15 KB (2,212 words) - 04:45, 18 April 2024
- Colitis (or colonitis) is inflammation of the colon (or more generally the large intestine). Various types of colitis have been identified, such ...11 KB (1,475 words) - 22:31, 7 January 2024
- The enteric nervous system (ENS) is that part of the peripheral nervous system of vertebrates that plays a fundamental role in control of the ...10 KB (1,480 words) - 16:48, 27 March 2022
- In biology, tapeworms or cestodes comprise a class (Cestoda) of ribbon–like endoparasitic flatworms that live in the digestive tract of vertebrates ...15 KB (2,136 words) - 00:46, 21 April 2023
- Raspberry or red raspberry is the common term for the plant Rubus idaeus in the rose family (Rosaceae). The term is also applied to the edible ...12 KB (1,835 words) - 05:25, 17 July 2022
- The colon is the longest portion of the large intestine of vertebrates; in mammals, this section of the gastrointestinal tract extends from the ...11 KB (1,598 words) - 22:38, 7 January 2024
- An ulcer (from Latin ulcus) is a lesion or eroded area on the surface of the skin or mucous membranes characterized by tissue disintegration ...10 KB (1,465 words) - 16:30, 11 November 2022
- The veriform appendix or appendix is a narrow, elongated, blind-ended extension of the large intestine of certain mammals. This worm-like tube ...13 KB (1,917 words) - 18:01, 3 May 2023
- The hypothalamus, also known as the "master gland," is a supervising center in the brain that links the body's two control systems ...21 KB (2,814 words) - 13:22, 4 February 2023
- Monogenea Trematoda Cestoda Turbellaria The flatworms are a phylum, Platyhelminthes, of relatively simple, soft-bodied, bilaterially symmetrical ...12 KB (1,667 words) - 20:17, 31 July 2022
- Oleander is the common and species name for a poisonous evergreen shrub or small tree, Nerium oleander, in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, characterized ...13 KB (1,908 words) - 10:31, 11 March 2023
- Clove is the common name for a small, tropical evergreen tree, Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Eugenia aromaticum or Eugenia caryophyllata) and for ...16 KB (2,422 words) - 07:33, 14 January 2023
- Category:Public [[Image:lymphatic_system.gif|framed|200px|The human lymphatic system]] The lymphatic system acts as a secondary circulatory system ...10 KB (1,483 words) - 03:14, 5 November 2022
- Lymphoma is any of a diverse group of cancers that originate in lymphocytes of the lymphatic system, a secondary (but open) circulatory system ...16 KB (2,166 words) - 03:16, 5 November 2022
- Acetylcholine, often abbreviated as ACh, is a small, organic molecule that is a derivative of choline and acetic acid and serves as an important ...16 KB (2,189 words) - 07:34, 14 June 2023
- Potassium (chemical symbol K, atomic number 19) is a member of a group of chemical elements known as alkali metals. It is a soft metal and is ...18 KB (2,538 words) - 05:52, 30 November 2022
- Leech is the common name for any of the annelids (segmented worms) comprising the subclass (or class) Hirudinea. They typically are characterized ...20 KB (3,061 words) - 06:24, 6 March 2023
- Methylene blue (or MB) is a basic aniline dye with the molecular formula C16H18N3SCl. At room temperature, it appears as a solid, odorless, dark ...13 KB (1,911 words) - 16:28, 9 November 2022
- A macaw is any parrot (family Psittacidae) belonging to one of six genera: Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Primolius, Orthopsittaca, and Diopsittaca ...13 KB (1,794 words) - 10:43, 9 March 2023
- A carcinogen is any substance or agent that can cause cancer. A carcinogen can be a chemical, radiation, radionuclide (an atom with an unstable ...14 KB (1,935 words) - 19:12, 26 November 2023
- Vitamin B6 (vitamin B6) is an organic nutrient of the vitamin B complex that appears in three natural, related, water-soluble forms: the alcohol ...22 KB (3,234 words) - 20:41, 3 May 2023
- Poliomyelitis, or polio, is a highly contagious viral disease caused by any of three serotypes of poliovirus, with symptoms ranging from a mild ...72 KB (10,129 words) - 16:53, 27 December 2023
- Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a multisystem hereditary disease that mainly affects the lungs and digestive system, causing progressive disability and ...56 KB (8,332 words) - 07:29, 12 January 2024
- Cholera, also called Asiatic cholera or epidemic cholera, is a severe diarrheal disease that affects humans and is caused by the bacterium Vibrio ...32 KB (4,728 words) - 17:16, 10 December 2023
- Yeasts are a phylogenetically diverse grouping of single-celled fungi. As members of the Kingdom Fungi, which also includes mushrooms, molds ...24 KB (3,421 words) - 09:54, 23 May 2023
- The parathyroid glands are small endocrine glands found in all tetrapod (four-limbed) vertebrates (that is, except fish) and that produce parathyroid ...10 KB (1,360 words) - 07:55, 18 November 2022
- Category:Public number=30 | symbol=Zn | name=zinc | left=copper | right=gallium | above=- | below=Cd | color1= | color2=black transition metals ...18 KB (2,716 words) - 06:07, 13 June 2023
- Category:Public [[image:Common_clownfish.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Common Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) in their magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis ...33 KB (5,007 words) - 07:43, 24 October 2022
- Dormancy is a general term used to describe a period in an organism's life cycle when metabolic activity is minimized and active development ...21 KB (3,263 words) - 09:30, 15 January 2023
- Activated carbon (also called active carbon, activated charcoal, or activated coal) is a form of carbon that has been processed to make it extremely ...23 KB (3,406 words) - 05:41, 15 June 2023
- A fetus (or foetus, fœtus) is a developing mammal or other viviparous vertebrate, after the embryonic stage and before birth. In humans, the ...27 KB (3,955 words) - 17:28, 26 March 2024
- Estrogens (also oestrogens) are a group of steroid (type of lipid) compounds that function as the primary female sex hormone. Estrogens are named ...11 KB (1,614 words) - 00:20, 19 March 2022
- The cat (or domestic cat, house cat) (Felis catus) is a member of the Felidae family of the Carnivora order of the mammals. The domesticated cat ...36 KB (5,931 words) - 01:01, 13 January 2023
- The avocado (Persea americana) is a tree native to Mexico and Central America, classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae and widely ...22 KB (3,335 words) - 07:18, 23 August 2023
- Ginger is the common name for the monocotyledonous perennial plant Zingiber officinale, an erect plant in the Zingiberaceae family that is widely ...24 KB (3,593 words) - 22:30, 1 January 2023
- Choline is a water-soluble organic compound that is classified as an essential nutrient for humans (Higdon and Drake 2008; PDR 2008; Swan and ...15 KB (2,128 words) - 23:57, 13 January 2023
- Vanadium (chemical symbol V, atomic number 23) is a rare, silver-gray metal. It is found combined in several minerals and is one of the 26 elements ...15 KB (2,022 words) - 14:18, 3 May 2023
- Vitamin C (or ascorbic acid) is a water-soluble vitamin required for a number of metabolic processes in living organisms. As a vitamin, ascorbic ...31 KB (4,437 words) - 20:15, 17 April 2023
- Asbestos describes any member of a group of minerals that can be fibrous, many of which are hydrous magnesium silicates. It is mined from metamorphic ...20 KB (2,941 words) - 18:08, 16 August 2023
- Chinchilla is the common name and genus name for squirrel-sized South American rodents of the Andes mountains, characterized by thick, soft fur ...19 KB (2,808 words) - 22:35, 13 January 2023
- Lead (chemical symbol Pb, atomic number 82) is a soft, heavy metal. Bluish white when freshly cut, it tarnishes to dull gray when exposed to ...18 KB (2,664 words) - 18:43, 25 October 2022
- Category:life sciences Category:Food Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Lifestyle [[Image:Bai Hao Yin Zhen tea leaf (Fuding).jpg|250px ...20 KB (3,196 words) - 18:15, 4 May 2023
- Hudson Bay ( baie d'Hudson ) is an immense inland sea that penetrates deeply into northeastern Canada. This relatively shallow body of water ...19 KB (2,919 words) - 12:16, 4 February 2023
- Selenium (chemical symbol Se, atomic number 34) is a chemical element that is classified as a nonmetal. It is chemically related to sulfur and ...23 KB (3,335 words) - 17:47, 25 January 2023
- Autism, formally called autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism spectrum condition (ASC), is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by ...54 KB (7,201 words) - 21:42, 17 January 2024
- The thyroid (from the Greek word for "shield," after its shape) is a double-lobed endocrine gland found in all vertebrates, and which ...24 KB (3,497 words) - 17:25, 18 April 2023
- Typhus the name of any one of several similar diseases caused by particular bacteria in the Rickettsiaceae family and spread to humans by arthropod ...23 KB (3,359 words) - 11:25, 18 April 2023
- The ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba; '銀杏' in Chinese; plural ginkgoes), also known as the maidenhair tree, is a unique tree with no close ...22 KB (3,334 words) - 07:46, 24 January 2023
- Deuterium (chemical symbol D or ²H) is a stable isotope of hydrogen, found in extremely small amounts in nature. The nucleus of deuterium, called ...31 KB (4,687 words) - 10:07, 29 January 2024
