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  2. Pyramidal cell - Wikipedia

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    These cells might also play a critical role in complex object recognition within the visual processing areas of the cortex. [3] Relative to other species, the larger cell size and complexity of pyramidal neurons, along with certain patterns of cellular organization and function, correlates with the evolution of human cognition. [22]

  3. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    10 μm – mean longest dimension of a human red blood cell [citation needed] 5–20 μm – dust mite excreta [95] 10.6 μm – wavelength of light emitted by a carbon dioxide laser; 15 μm – width of silk fibre [citation needed] 17 μm – minimum width of a strand of human hair [25] 17.6 μm – one twip, a unit of length in typography

  4. Medullary pyramids (brainstem) - Wikipedia

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    Also at the side of each pyramid there is a pronounced bulge known as an olive. Fibers of the posterior column, which transmit sensory and proprioceptive information, are located behind the pyramids on the medulla oblongata. The medullary pyramids contain motor fibers that are known as the corticobulbar and corticospinal tracts. The ...

  5. Atlas of cells transforms understanding of human body - AOL

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    An ambitious plan to map all 37 trillion cells in the human body is transforming understanding of how our bodies work, scientists report. The received wisdom said we were built from around 200 ...

  6. Biological organisation - Wikipedia

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    Two or more atoms is a molecule, like a dioxide. Many small molecules may combine in a chemical reaction to make up a macromolecule, such as a phospholipid. Multiple macromolecules form a cell, like a club cell. A group of cells functioning together as a tissue, for example, Epithelial tissue. Different tissues make up an organ, like a lung.

  7. Human pyramid - Wikipedia

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    Govindas forming a human pyramid to reach the Dahi Handi in Hiranandani Gardens, Mumbai. Human pyramid by the Otago Dancers, at an Otago Highlanders game, May 2012.. A human pyramid is an acrobatic formation of three or more people in which two or more people support a tier of higher people, who in turn may support other, higher tiers of people.

  8. Pyramid - Wikipedia

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    Pyramid of Khafre, Egypt, built c. 2600 BC. A pyramid (from Ancient Greek πυραμίς (puramís) 'pyramid') [1] [2] is a structure whose visible surfaces are triangular in broad outline and converge toward the top, making the appearance roughly a pyramid in the geometric sense.

  9. File:Comparison of pyramids.svg - Wikipedia

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    Hack systemLanguage to highlight each pyramid on its page when using English Wikipedia template:Comparison_of_pyramids.svg: 00:39, 13 November 2014: 512 × 320 (24 KB) Cmglee: Add interactivity: Hover over a label or profile to highlight it, and click for its Wikipedia article. 23:16, 28 January 2013: 512 × 320 (22 KB) Cmglee: Add collapsed ...