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FA 14
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C 536
FFA 11
DGA 18
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Biology

This section contains 1143 articles.

Biology basics

This section contains 63 articles.

Paleontology

This section contains 8 articles.

Phylogenetics and taxonomy

This section contains 23 articles.

Anatomy and morphology

This section contains 397 articles. For anatomy and physiology articles specific to or mostly about human anatomy, see Medical basics -- Human anatomy.

Basic anatomy

This section contains 10 articles.

Animal anatomy and morphology

This section contains 329 articles.

  1. Body (biology)
  2. Gland (Level 4)
  3. Exocrine gland
    1. Mucus
  4. Body fluid
    1. Extracellular fluid
    2. Venom (Level 4)
  5. Muscular system (Level 4)
  6. Genitourinary system

Superficial anatomy and regions of the body

This section contains 28 articles.

  1. Head (Level 4)
    1. Beak
    2. Cheek
    3. Proboscis
    4. Snout
  2. Neck
    1. Throat
  3. Thorax (Level 4)
  4. Thorax (arthropod anatomy)
  5. Digit (anatomy)
  6. Abdomen (Level 4)
    1. Navel
    2. Peritoneum
  7. Body cavity
    1. Abdominal cavity
  8. Buttocks
  9. Claw
  10. Hoof
  11. Fin
    1. Bird wing
    2. Fish fin
    3. Insect wing
  12. Limb (anatomy)
    1. Flipper (anatomy)
    2. Webbed foot
  13. Arthropod leg
  14. Tail
  15. Torso

Circulatory system

This section contains 25 articles.

  1. Circulatory system (Level 3)
  2. Blood (Level 3)
    1. Blood plasma
    2. Blood cell
      1. Platelet
      2. Red blood cell (Level 4)
  3. Blood vessel
    1. Artery (Level 4)
    2. Arteriole
    3. Capillary (Level 4)
    4. Vein (Level 4)
    5. Venule
  4. Bone marrow
  5. Endothelium
  6. Heart (Level 3)
    1. Aorta
    2. Atrium (heart)
    3. Heart valve
    4. Ventricle (heart)
  7. Lymphatic system (Level 4)
    1. Lymph
    2. Lymph node
    3. Lymphatic vessel
  8. Spleen (Level 4)
  9. Blood–brain barrier

Endocrine system

This section contains 8 articles.

  1. Endocrine system (Level 4)
  2. Endocrine gland
  3. Adrenal gland (Level 4)
  4. Hypothalamus
  5. Parathyroid gland
  6. Pineal gland
  7. Pituitary gland
  8. Thyroid (Level 4)

Gastrointestinal tract

This section contains 32 articles.

  1. Anus
  2. Appendix (anatomy)
  3. Cloaca
  4. Esophagus (Level 4)
  5. Feces
  6. Gallbladder
  7. Large intestine (Level 4)
    1. Cecum
    2. Rectum
  8. Liver (Level 3)
    1. Bile
  9. Mouth (Level 4)
    1. Cephalopod beak
    2. Insect mouthparts
    3. Lip
    4. Palate
    5. Saliva
      1. Salivary gland
    6. Tongue (Level 4)
    7. Tooth
      1. Dentition
      2. Fang
      3. Gums
      4. Tusk
    8. Vocal sac
  10. Pancreas (Level 4)
  11. Pharynx
  12. Small intestine (Level 4)
    1. Duodenum
    2. Jejunum
    3. Ileum
  13. Stomach (Level 4)

Immune system

This section contains 16 articles.

  1. Immune system (Level 3)
    1. Adaptive immune system
    2. Innate immune system
  2. Antibody (Level 4)
  3. Antigen
  4. B cell
  5. Dendritic cell
  6. Macrophage
  7. Natural killer cell
  8. T cell
  9. White blood cell (Level 4)
    1. Neutrophil
    2. Eosinophil
    3. Basophil
    4. Mast cell
  10. Thymus

Integumentary system

This section contains 19 articles.

  1. Integumentary system (Level 4)
  2. Feather (Level 4)
  3. Fingerprint (Level 4)
  4. Hair (Level 4)
    1. Body hair
    2. Fur (Level 4)
    3. Hair follicle
    4. Pubic hair
    5. Whiskers (Level 4)
  5. Nail (anatomy) (Level 4)
  6. Scale (zoology) (Level 4)
  7. Skin (Level 3)
    1. Epidermis
    2. Dermis
  8. Spine (zoology)
  9. Stinger (Level 4)
  10. Structural coloration
  11. Sweat gland
    1. Perspiration

Nervous system

This section contains 91 articles.

  1. Nervous system (Level 3)
Central nervous system

This section contains 25 articles.

  1. Central nervous system (Level 4)
  2. Meninges
  3. Cerebrospinal fluid
  4. Spinal cord (Level 4)
  5. Motor neuron
Brain

This section contains 20 articles.

  1. Brain (Level 3)
  2. Brainstem (Level 4)
    1. Medulla oblongata
    2. Midbrain
    3. Pons
  3. Thalamus
  4. Cerebellum (Level 4)
  5. Cerebrum (Level 4)
    1. Cerebral cortex (Level 4)
      1. Frontal lobe
        1. Broca's area
        2. Motor cortex
      2. Occipital lobe
      3. Parietal lobe
      4. Temporal lobe
        1. Wernicke's area
    2. Amygdala
    3. Basal ganglia
    4. Corpus callosum
    5. Hippocampus
Peripheral nervous system

This section contains 8 articles.

  1. Peripheral nervous system (Level 4)
    1. Ganglion (Level 4)
  2. Nerve
    1. Cranial nerves
    2. Spinal nerve
  3. Autonomic nervous system
    1. Parasympathetic nervous system
    2. Sympathetic nervous system
Sensory system

This section contains 57 articles.

  1. Sense (Level 3)
  2. Sensory nervous system (Level 4)
    1. Sensory neuron
    2. Synesthesia
  3. Antenna (zoology)
  4. Auditory system (Level 4)
    1. Ear (Level 3)
      1. Outer ear
        1. Earwax
      2. Eardrum
      3. Ossicles
      4. Cochlea
      5. Hair cell
    2. Hearing (Level 4)
      1. Auditory cortex
  5. Lateral line
  6. Taste (Level 4)
    1. Bitter taste evolution
    2. Pungency
    3. Sweetness
    4. Umami
  7. Olfactory system (Level 4)
    1. Nose (Level 4)
      1. Nostril
    2. Sense of smell (Level 4)
      1. Odor (Level 4)
  8. Somatosensory system (Level 4)
    1. Pain (Level 4)
    2. Proprioception
  9. Vestibular system
Visual system

This section contains 27 articles.

  1. Visual system (Level 4)
  2. Eye (Level 3)
    1. Compound eye (Level 4)
    2. Cornea
    3. Eye color
    4. Eyelid
    5. Iris (anatomy)
    6. Lens (vertebrate anatomy)
    7. Optic nerve
    8. Photoreceptor cell
      1. Cone cell
      2. Rod cell
    9. Pupil
    10. Retina
    11. Simple eye in invertebrates
    12. Tears
    13. Vitreous body
  3. Visual perception (Level 4)
    1. Accommodation (vertebrate eye)
    2. Visual acuity
    3. Color vision (Level 4)
      1. Monochromacy
      2. Dichromacy
      3. Trichromacy
      4. Tetrachromacy
      5. Purkinje effect
    4. Visual cortex

Reproductive system

This section contains 23 articles.

  1. Reproductive system (Level 4)
  2. Sex organ (Level 4)
Female reproductive system

This section contains 14 articles.

  1. Female reproductive system (Level 4)
  2. Clitoris (Level 4)
  3. Fallopian tube
  4. Mammary gland
    1. Breast (Level 4)
    2. Nipple
    3. Udder
  5. Ovary (Level 4)
  6. Placenta (Level 4)
  7. Pouch (marsupial)
  8. Uterus (Level 4)
    1. Cervix
  9. Vagina (Level 4)
    1. Hymen
Male reproductive system

This section contains 7 articles.

  1. Male reproductive system (Level 4)
  2. Penis (Level 4)
    1. Foreskin
    2. Glans penis
  3. Prostate
  4. Testicle (Level 4)
    1. Scrotum

Respiratory system

This section contains 8 articles.

  1. Respiratory system (Level 4)
  2. Gill (Level 4)
  3. Lung (Level 3)
    1. Bronchus
    2. Pulmonary alveolus
  4. Larynx
  5. Thoracic diaphragm
  6. Trachea

Skeletal system

This section contains 37 articles.

  1. Skeleton (Level 3)
  2. Bone (Level 3)
  3. Antler
  4. Carpal bones
  5. Clavicle
  6. Femur
  7. Fibula
  8. Horn (anatomy)
  9. Humerus
  10. Hyoid bone
  11. Jaw (Level 4)
  12. Joint (Level 4)
    1. Ankle
    2. Elbow
    3. Knee
    4. Wrist
  13. Maxilla
  14. Metacarpal bones
  15. Metatarsal bones
  16. Patella
  17. Pelvis (Level 4)
  18. Phalanx bone
  19. Radius (bone)
  20. Rib cage
    1. Rib
    2. Sternum
  21. Sacrum
  22. Scapula
  23. Skull (Level 4)
  24. Tarsus (skeleton)
  25. Tibia
  26. Ulna
  27. Spinal column (Level 4)
    1. Intervertebral disc
    2. Vertebra
  28. Exoskeleton
  29. Mollusc shell

Tissues

This section contains 23 articles.

  1. Connective tissue (Level 4)
    1. Adipocyte
    2. Adipose tissue
    3. Cartilage (Level 4)
      1. Hyaline cartilage
    4. Fibroblast
    5. Ligament (Level 4)
    6. Tendon (Level 4)
  2. Epithelium (Level 4)
    1. Basement membrane
  3. Muscle (Level 4)
    1. Cardiac muscle
    2. Muscle cell (Level 4)
    3. Sarcomere (Level 4)
    4. Skeletal muscle (Level 3)
    5. Smooth muscle
  4. Nervous tissue (Level 4)
    1. Neuron (Level 4)
      1. Axon
      2. Dendrite
    2. Myelin
    3. Synapse
    4. Glia

Urinary system

This section contains 7 articles.

  1. Bladder (Level 4)
  2. Kidney (Level 4)
    1. Nephron
  3. Urethra
  4. Ureter
  5. Urinary system (Level 4)
    1. Urine

Animal anatomy by taxon

This section contains 3 articles.

  1. Bird anatomy
  2. Fish anatomy
  3. Insect morphology

Plant anatomy and morphology

This section contains 51 articles.

Fungal morphology and anatomy

This section contains 7 articles.

Biological processes and physiology

This section contains 122 articles.

Basics

This section contains 26 articles.

  1. Physiology (Level 3)
    1. Plant physiology
  2. Action potential
  3. Bioluminescence
  4. Blinking
  5. Breathing (Level 3)
  6. Cardiac cycle
  7. Circadian rhythm (Level 4)
  8. Digestion (Level 3)
    1. Regurgitation (digestion)
  9. Excretion (Level 4)
    1. Belching
    2. Defecation (Level 4)
    3. Flatulence
    4. Urination
  10. Healing
    1. Coagulation
    2. Hemostasis
    3. Wound healing
  11. Homeostasis
    1. Acid–base homeostasis
    2. Blood sugar level (Level 4)
    3. Osmoregulation
  12. Muscle contraction (Level 4)
  13. Respiration (physiology) (Level 4)
  14. Transpiration (Level 4)

Thermoregulation

This section contains 16 articles.

  1. Thermoregulation (Level 4)
  2. Warm-blooded
  3. Thermogenesis
  4. Ectotherm
  5. Endotherm
  6. Eurytherm
  7. Poikilotherm
  8. Mesotherm
  9. Homeothermy
  10. Heterothermy
  11. Stenotherm
  12. Kleptothermy
  13. Bradymetabolism
  14. Gigantothermy
  15. Thermostability
  16. Thermolabile

Development

This section contains 17 articles.

  1. Developmental biology (Level 4)
  2. Development of the human body (Level 4)

Animal ontogeny

This section contains 15 articles.

  1. Cuticle (Level 4)
  2. Embryo (Level 4)
  3. Embryology
  4. Fetus (Level 4)
  5. Imago (Level 4)
  6. Larva (Level 4)
  7. Longevity (Level 4)
  8. Metamorphosis (Level 4)
  9. Moulting (Level 4)
  10. Nymph (biology) (Level 4)
  11. Ontogeny (Level 4)
  12. Puberty (Level 4)
  13. Pupa (Level 4)
  14. Tadpole (Level 4)
  15. Umbilical cord

Biological reproduction

This section contains 63 articles.

  1. Reproduction (Level 2)
    1. Offspring
  2. Asexual reproduction (Level 4)
    1. Parthenogenesis
  3. Sex (Level 3)
    1. Sexual reproduction (Level 4)
    2. Female (Level 4)
    3. Male (Level 4)
  4. Gamete
  5. Germline
  6. Microbial cyst (Level 4)
  7. Spore (Level 4)

Animal reproduction

This section contains 37 articles.

  1. Egg (Level 3)
    1. Egg white
    2. Yolk
  2. Egg cell (Level 4)
    1. Oogenesis
  3. Birth (Level 4)
  4. Lactation
  5. Pregnancy (mammals)
  6. Pregnancy in fish
  7. Semen (Level 4)
    1. Ejaculation
    2. Insemination
  8. Sperm (Level 4)
    1. Spermatogenesis
  9. Animal embryonic development
    1. Zygote
    2. Cleavage (embryo)
    3. Blastulation
    4. Gastrulation
    5. Germ layer
Human reproduction

This section contains 17 articles.

  1. Human reproduction
  2. Pregnancy (Level 3)
    1. Human embryonic development
    2. Human fertilization
    3. Miscarriage
  3. Childbirth (Level 4)
    1. Breech birth
    2. Multiple birth
    3. Preterm birth
    4. Postterm pregnancy
    5. Stillbirth
  4. Menstrual cycle (Level 4)
    1. Menstruation
    2. Ovulation
    3. Premenstrual syndrome
  5. Menopause (Level 4)
    1. Hot flash

Plant reproduction

This section contains 14 articles.

  1. Plant reproduction (Level 4)
  2. Alternation of generations (Level 4)
  3. Gametophyte (Level 4)
    1. Antheridium
    2. Archegonium
  4. Germination
  5. Oogonium
  6. Plant embryonic development
  7. Plant reproductive morphology (Level 4)
  8. Pollen (Level 4)
  9. Pollination (Level 4)
  10. Sporophyte (Level 4)
  11. Vegetative reproduction
  12. Vernalization

Biochemistry

This section contains 159 articles.

  1. Biochemistry (Level 3)
  2. Chemical biology (Level 4)
  3. Structural biology

Biomolecular substances

This section contains 135 articles.

  1. Biomolecule (Level 4)

Alkaloids

This section contains 1 article.

  1. Alkaloid (Level 4)

Biological pigments

This section contains 7 articles.

  1. Biological pigment (Level 4)
  2. Carotenoid (Level 4)
    1. Β-Carotene
    2. Lutein
  3. Chlorophyll (Level 4)
  4. Melanin (Level 4)
  5. Rhodopsin

Carbohydrates

This section contains 20 articles.

  1. Carbohydrate (Level 3)
  2. Monosaccharide
    1. Deoxyribose
    2. Fructose (Level 4)
    3. Galactose
    4. Glucose (Level 4)
    5. Glyceraldehyde
    6. Ribose
  3. Disaccharide
    1. Lactose (Level 4)
    2. Maltose
    3. Sucrose
  4. Polysaccharide
    1. Agar
    2. Cellulose (Level 4)
    3. Chitin (Level 4)
    4. Dietary fiber
    5. Glycogen (Level 4)
    6. Pectin
    7. Starch (Level 4)

Coenzymes

This section contains 2 articles.

  1. Adenosine triphosphate (Level 4)
  2. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide

Hormones

This section contains 40 articles.

  1. Hormone (Level 3)
  2. Pheromone (Level 4)
Animal hormones

This section contains 28 articles.

  1. Androgen
    1. Testosterone (Level 4)
  2. Aldosterone
  3. Cortisol
  4. Endorphins
  5. Estrogen (Level 4)
    1. Estradiol
  6. Ghrelin
  7. Glucocorticoid
  8. Growth hormone
  9. Insulin (Level 4)
  10. Leptin
  11. Melatonin
  12. Oxytocin (Level 4)
  13. Progestogen
    1. Progesterone
  14. Secretin
  15. Thyroid hormones
  16. Vasopressin
Neurotransmitters

This section contains 9 articles.

  1. Neurotransmitter
  2. Acetylcholine
  3. Catecholamine
    1. Adrenaline (Level 4)
    2. Dopamine (Level 4)
    3. Norepinephrine
  4. γ-Aminobutyric acid
  5. Glutathione
  6. Serotonin
Plant hormone

This section contains 10 articles.

  1. Plant hormone (Level 4)
  2. Abscisic acid
  3. Auxin
  4. Brassinosteroid
  5. Cytokinin
  6. Florigen
  7. Gibberellin
  8. Jasmonate
  9. Salicylic acid
  10. Strigolactone

Lipids

This section contains 8 articles.

  1. Lipid (Level 3)
  2. Fat (Level 4)
  3. Fatty acid (Level 4)
    1. Omega−3 fatty acid
    2. Omega−6 fatty acid
  4. Lipopolysaccharide
  5. Lipoprotein
  6. Phospholipid

Nucleic acids

This section contains 14 articles.

  1. Nucleic acid (Level 4)
  2. DNA (Level 3)
  3. RNA (Level 3)
    1. Messenger RNA
    2. Transfer RNA
    3. Ribosomal RNA
  4. Nucleic acid structure
    1. Base pair
    2. Nucleotide
    3. Adenine
    4. Cytosine
    5. Guanine
    6. Thymine
    7. Uracil

Proteins

This section contains 39 articles.

  1. Protein (Level 3)
  2. Collagen
  3. Enzyme (Level 4)
  4. Gelatin
  5. Glycoprotein
  6. Hemoglobin (Level 4)
    1. Glycated hemoglobin
  7. Histone
  8. Keratin
  9. Peptide
  10. Peptidoglycan
  11. Protein (nutrient) (Level 4)
  12. Protein biosynthesis
  13. Protein structure
  14. Proteome
  15. Gluten
Amino acids

This section contains 23 articles.

  1. Amino acid (Level 4)
  2. Proteinogenic amino acid
  3. Essential amino acid
  4. Alanine
  5. Arginine
  6. Asparagine
  7. Aspartic acid
  8. Cysteine
  9. Glutamic acid
  10. Glutamine
  11. Glycine
  12. Histidine
  13. Isoleucine
  14. Leucine
  15. Lysine
  16. Methionine
  17. Phenylalanine
  18. Proline
  19. Serine
  20. Threonine
  21. Tryptophan
  22. Tyrosine
  23. Valine

Steroids

This section contains 3 articles.

  1. Steroid (Level 4)
  2. Cholesterol (Level 4)
  3. Steroid hormone

Metabolic processes

This section contains 21 articles.

Zoology

This section contains 60 articles.

Botany

This section contains 7 articles.

Cell biology

This section contains 86 articles.

Basics

This section contains 6 articles.

  1. Cell biology (Level 4)
  2. Antibiotic sensitivity testing
  3. Staining
    1. Gram stain
    2. Endospore staining
    3. Ziehl–Neelsen stain

Cell processes

This section contains 33 articles.

  1. Cell death
    1. Necrosis
    2. Programmed cell death (Level 4)
      1. Apoptosis
      2. Autophagy
  2. Cell migration
  3. Cell polarity
  4. Cell signaling (Level 4)
    1. Cytokine
    2. Ligand (biochemistry)
    3. Receptor (biochemistry)
      1. G protein-coupled receptor
    4. Signal transduction
    5. Biochemical cascade
    6. Second messenger system
  5. Cellular differentiation
    1. Somatic cell
    2. Stem cell (Level 4)
      1. Embryonic stem cell
      2. Hematopoietic stem cell
  6. Membrane transport
    1. Passive transport
      1. Facilitated diffusion
    2. Active transport (Level 4)
      1. ATPase
      2. Endocytosis
      3. Exocytosis
  7. Protein targeting

Cellular division

This section contains 5 articles.

  1. Cell division
  2. Cell cycle (Level 4)
  3. Fission (biology) (Level 4)
  4. Meiosis (Level 4)
  5. Mitosis (Level 4)

Organelles and other cell parts

This section contains 47 articles.

  1. Cell (biology) (Level 2)
  2. Cell junction
  3. Biological membrane
    1. Cell membrane (Level 4)
    2. Lipid bilayer
    3. Membrane potential
    4. Membrane protein
  4. Cilium
  5. Cytoplasm (Level 4)
    1. Cytosol
  6. Cytoskeleton (Level 4)
    1. Actin filament
      1. Actin
      2. Myosin
    2. Microtubule
  7. Flagellum (Level 4)
  8. Symbiogenesis (Level 4)
  9. Organelle (Level 4)
  10. Endomembrane system
  11. Cell nucleus (Level 4)
    1. Chromatin
    2. Chromosome (Level 4)
    3. Nuclear envelope
    4. Nucleolus
  12. Centriole (Level 4)
    1. Centrosome
  13. Endoplasmic reticulum (Level 4)
  14. Golgi apparatus (Level 4)
  15. Lysosome (Level 4)
  16. Mitochondrion (Level 4)
    1. Mitochondrial DNA
  17. Peroxisome
  18. Proteasome
  19. Ribosome (Level 4)
  20. Vacuole (Level 4)
  21. Vesicle (biology and chemistry)

Plant cells

This section contains 7 articles.

  1. Plant cell (Level 4)
  2. Cell wall (Level 4)
  3. Chloroplast (Level 4)
    1. Plastid DNA
    2. Thylakoid
  4. Plastid (Level 4)
  5. Plasmodesma

Bacterial cells

This section contains 4 articles.

  1. Bacterial cell structure
  2. Bacterial capsule
  3. Endospore
  4. Pilus

Ecology

This section contains 66 articles.

Genetics and molecular biology

This section contains 82 articles.

Molecular biology

This section contains 39 articles.

Genetics

This section contains 43 articles.

Evolutionary biology

This section contains 101 articles.

Basics

This section contains 43 articles.

Human evolution

This section contains 58 articles.