abdomen (AB-doh-men) ... A procedure used to examine the organs in the abdomen. An ultrasound transducer (probe) is pressed firmly against the skin of the abdomen. ...
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abdomen
In vertebrates, that portion of the trunk containing visceral organs except for heart and lungs; in arthropods, ...
The Abdomen
The abdomen is the largest cavity in the body. It is of an oval shape, the extremities of the oval being directed upward and downward.
abdomen -- Region of the body furthest from the mouth. In insects, the third body region behind the head and thorax.
absorption -- The taking in of water and dissolved minerals and nutrients across cell membranes. Contrast with ingestion.
abdomen. The posterior body division of an arthropod.
abiotic disease. A disease caused by factors other than pathogens.
abiotic disorder. A disease caused by factors other than a pathogen; physiological disorder.
abdomen with several segments.
The insects are well-adapted to living on land, thanks to ...
abdomen The portion of a tetrapod's body between the thorax and pelvic girdle.The region of an arthropod's body behind the thorax. It contains the visceral organs.
abducens A nerve.
abduct An action.
. Abdomen . Arm . Back . Buttock . Chest . Ear . Eye . Face . Genitals . Head . Joint . Leg . Mouth . Neck . Scalp . Skin . Teeth . Tongue
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Abdomen: The last of the three major body divisions of an insect.
Action threshold: The pest density at which a control tactic must be implemented to avoid an economic loss.
The infolded abdomen of a crab.
Origin: oe. Napron, OF. Naperon, f. Napperon, dim. Of OF. Nape, f. Nappe, cloth, tablecloth, LL. Napa, fr. L. Mappa, napkin, table napkin. See map.
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Classification of Arthropods
Due to their great diversity of appendages, lifestyles, and other features, arthropods are usually separated into several subphylums.
Liver in the upper abdomen secretes bile
Liver detoxifies blood by removing poisonous substances / destroys old red blood cells / converts Hb to bilirubin (present in bile) / produces bile / produces urea from amino groups and ammonia ...
98% of the control abdomens were consumed by the birds, 68% of the queen, 41% of the viceroy and 46% of the monarch. The monarch and viceroy scores did not differ significantly; the other two classes did.
So there's a set of homeotic genes that are defining the segments of the head, another set that define the thorax, and others that define parts of the abdomen.
Humans are coelomates, since we have an abdomenal cavity containing digestive organs, some of the excretory and reproductive organs, and a thoracic cavity that contains the heart and lungs.
Unlike the other phyla, they have a well-differentiated head, thorax and abdomen.
 See also: Human, Trans, Class, Organ, Muscle
  
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