enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Respiratory system - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_system

    In humans and other mammals, the anatomy of a typical respiratory system is the respiratory tract.The tract is divided into an upper and a lower respiratory tract.The upper tract includes the nose, nasal cavities, sinuses, pharynx and the part of the larynx above the vocal folds.

  3. Respiratory tract - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_tract

    Complete respiratory system. The respiratory tract is divided into the upper airways and lower airways.The upper airways or upper respiratory tract includes the nose and nasal passages, paranasal sinuses, the pharynx, and the portion of the larynx above the vocal folds (cords).

  4. Respiratory arrest - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_arrest

    Respiratory arrest is a serious medical condition caused by apnea or respiratory dysfunction severe enough that it will not sustain the body (such as agonal breathing). ...

  5. Perspiration - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspiration

    Perspiration, also known as sweat, is the fluid secreted by sweat glands in the skin of mammals. [1]Two types of sweat glands can be found in humans: eccrine glands and apocrine glands. [2]

  6. Academy Award for Best Picture - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture

    The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards (also known as Oscars) presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since the awards debuted in 1929.

  7. Quark - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark

    A quark (/ k w ɔːr k, k w ɑːr k /) is a type of elementary particle and a fundamental constituent of matter.Quarks combine to form composite particles called hadrons, the most stable of which are protons and neutrons, the components of atomic nuclei. [1]

  8. Reaction mechanism - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reaction_mechanism

    In chemistry, a reaction mechanism is the step by step sequence of elementary reactions by which overall chemical reaction occurs. [1]A chemical mechanism is a theoretical conjecture that tries to describe in detail what takes place at each stage of an overall chemical reaction.

  9. Dionysus - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysus

    In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (/ d aɪ. ə ˈ n aɪ s ə s /; Ancient Greek: Διόνυσος Diónysos) is the god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre.