Renal Pyramids

We just learned about the Renal Hilum.

Another part of the kidney is the Renal Pyramid.

When the blood comes into the kidneys from the arteries it gets split up into one of these pyramids to get filtered and cleaned up.

People can have anywhere from 10 to 18 pyramids in their kidney.


(from: wikipedia - renal medulla)


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Guyana

We just learned about the country of

Let's learn a little about the country of Guyana!

This country is in South America, and borders Brazil, Venezuela, Suriname and the Atlantic Ocean.
It is about 215,000 square kilometers, and about 800,000 people live there.
The people in this country speak either English or Guaynese Creole.


(from: wikipedia - guyana)

The flag of Guyana is green with red and yellow triangles on it.
There is a black line on the red triangle and a white line on the yellow triangle.
Green is for the forests, red is for the good energy, yellow is for minerals like gold, black is for endurance and white is for the water.


(from: wikipedia - flag of guyana)

To eat in this country you might have dal bhat, which is rice with some types of stews to mix in with it like lentils.


(from: wikipedia - dal bhat)

Visiting this country you might go see Kaieteur Falls, which is the largest single drop waterfall in the world.


(from: wikipedia - kaieteur falls)

There are two mountain groups next to each other called Mount Roraima and Kukenan Tepui.
Long ago when the famous author Arthur Conan Doyle visited there, he wrote a story about a lost world of dinosaurs living in between them.

(from: wikipedia - mount roraima)

(from: wikipedia - Kukenán-tepui)

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Benjamin

We just learned about Manessah from the Twelve Tribes of Israel.

The last of the Twelve Tribes is Benjami.

Benjamin was the second son of Jacob and Rachel, and the twelfth son of Jacob.

The story of Benjamin was that he was a good young boy who was one of the favorites of his father Jacob.


(from: wikipedia - benjamin)


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The Yellow House - Van Gogh

We just learned about the Portrait of Pere Tanguy.

Another of Van Gogh's paintings was The Yellow House made in 1888.

This house was a place that Van Gogh lived and painted in France, and worked with one of his friends Paul Gauguin for a while.


(from: wikipedia - the yellow house)


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Hindi - Counting to Seventy Nine

We counted to 69 in Hindi, let's keep going!

70 सत्तर (sattar) - sounds like sah-ter - 文A

71 इकहत्तर (ikahattar) - sounds like ih-kah-ter - 文A

72 बहत्तर (bahattar) - sounds like bah-hah-ter - 文A

73 तिहत्तर (tihattar) - sounds like tay-hah-ter - 文A

74 चौहत्तर (chauhattar) - sounds like chow-hah-ter - 文A

75 पचहत्तर (pachahattar) - sounds like pah-chah-ter - 文A

76 छिहत्तर (chhihattar) - sounds like chee-hah-ter - 文A

77 सतहत्तर (satahattar) - sounds like sah-tah-ter - 文A

78 अठहत्तर (athahattar) - sounds like ah-tah-ter - 文A

79 उनासी (unaasee) - sounds like oo-nah-see - 文A



(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: sabini, sabini na moja, sabini na mbili, sabini na tatu, sabini na nne, sabini na tano, sabini na sita, sabini na saba, sabini na nane, sabini na tisa

Russian: семьдесят (sem'desyat), семьдесят один (sem'desyat odin), семьдесят два (sem'desyat dva), семьдесят три (sem'desyat tri), семьдесят четыре (sem'desyat chetyre), семьдесят пять (sem'desyat pyat'), семьдесят шесть (sem'desyat shest'), семьдесят семь (sem'desyat sem'), семьдесят восемь (sem'desyat vosem'), семьдесят девять (sem'desyat devyat')

Norwegian: sytti, sytti en, syttito, syttitre, sytti-fire, syttifem, syttiseks, sytti syv, syttiåtte, syttini

Greek: εβδομήντα (evdomínta), εβδομήντα ένα (evdomínta éna), εβδομήντα δύο (evdomínta dýo), εβδομήντα τρεις (evdomínta treis), εβδομήντα τέσσερις (evdomínta tésseris), εβδομήντα πέντε (evdomínta pénte), εβδομήντα έξι (evdomínta éxi), εβδομήντα επτά (evdomínta eptá), εβδομήντα οκτώ (evdomínta októ), εβδομήντα εννέα (evdomínta ennéa)

ASL: seventy, seventy one, seventy two, seventy three, seventy four, seventy five, seventy six, seventy seven, seventy eight, seventy nine

Italian: settanta, settantuno, settantadue, settantatre, settantaquattro, settantacinque, settantasei, settantasette, settantotto, settantanove

German: siebzig, einundsiebzig, zweiundsiebzig, dreiundsiebzig, vierundsiebzig, fünfundsiebzig, sechsundsiebzig, siebenundsiebzig, achtundsiebzig, neunundsiebzig

Spanish: setenta, setenta y uno, setenta y dos, setenta y tres, setenta y cuatro, setenta y cinco, setenta y seis, setenta y siete, setenta y ocho, setenta y nueve

French: soixante-dix, soixante et onze, soixante-douze, soixante-treize, soixante-quatorze, soixante-quinze, soixante-seize, soixante dix sept, soixante dix huit, soixante dix neuf

Diesel Fuel

We just learned about Gasoline.

Another thing made from oil is Diesel Fuel.

Just like gasoline, diesel fuel can be used in cars and motors to make things go.
The big difference between gasoline and diesel is that diesel is thicker, and more like crude oil.

Gasoline is more easy to start on fire, so gasoline engines use a spark to light up the fuel,
but diesel engines use pressure to cause heat and make the diesel start on fire and run the engine.


(from: wikipedia - diesel fuel)


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Ringtail

We just learned about the Raccoon.

Another animal in the same family is the Ringtail, also called ringtail cat, miner's cat, civet cat, mountain cat, cat squirrel, Pacific cat, band-tailed cat, raccoon fox, night monkey, cacomistle or bassariscus astutus.

These animals grow to be about 35 centimeters, and weigh about 1 kilogram.
Some people have kept these ringtails as pets, which is where it gets the nickname miner's cat because it was kept by miners who were exploring the west.


(from: wikipedia - ringtail)


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