... (candle), from Latin candela,96ANOTHER WORD A DAYWe call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us howthey feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words.—ANNASEWELL, ... actually the name of a muscle. Its claim to fame is thatit’s the largest muscle in thehuman body. Can you guess where onecan find it? Hint: you sit on it. An incredible machine, the human body ... open their doors for people to come in andsave. I wrote home:Dear Mother and Father,Today is Memorial Day in the United States. On this daywe recognise the sacrifices of members of the armed forceswho...
... environment. For thermal electricity generation, the greatest use of water is for cooling the turbines in power plants. Thermal power plants are the most efcient users of cooling water (they re-use the ... world. 34| Water for People, Water forLife | Executive Summary35| Challenges to Life and Well-beingORDER FORMUpon release at end March 2003, Water for People, Water forLife - UN World ... wwap@unesco.orgwww.unesco.org/water/wwapWater for PeopleWater for Life The United NationsWorld Water Development ReportExecutive Summary 14| Water for People, Water forLife | Executive Summary15| Challenges to Life and...
... into the body- wall as the costal processes. The hinder part of the posterior mass joins the anterior mass of the succeeding segment to form the vertebral body. Each vertebral body is therefore ... forthe manubrium, four forthe body, and one forthe xiphoid process (Fig. 118). The ossific centers appear in the intervals between the articular depressions forthe costal cartilages, in the ... When the vertebræ are articulated with each other the bodies form a strong pillar forthe support of the head and trunk, and the vertebral foramina constitute a canal forthe protection of the...
... muscles. The architecture of the muscles depends on the functionalsystems in which they are involved, i.e., the kind of move-ments, the form of the joints with their specific ligaments,etc. The ... are used, e.g., the parasternal line, the midclavicularline, the anterior axillary line, the umbilical-pelvic line.By means of these lines, the heart and the position of the vermiform process ... Ossification of the Bones1 Ossification center in the head of the femur 2 Greater trochanter 3 Head of the femur 4 Neck of the femur The ossification of the bones of the limbs starts within the ossification...