The Fronde

Examples of The Fronde in the following topics:

• Cardinal Mazarin and the Fronde

  • The Fronde began in January 1648, when the Paris mob used children's slings (frondes) to hurl stones at the windows of Mazarin's associates.
  • The military record of what would be known as the First Fronde (the Fronde Parlementaire) is almost blank.
  • In January 1650, an armed rebellion (onset of what would know known known as the Second Fronde or the Fronde des nobles) followed the arrests of several nobles by Mazarin.
  • The Fronde represented the final attempt of the French nobility to battle the king and they were humiliated.
  • The Fronde facilitated the emergence of absolute monarchy.

• Ferns and Other Seedless Vascular Plants

  • With their large fronds, ferns are the most-readily recognizable seedless vascular plants.
  • The dominant stage of the life cycle of a fern is the sporophyte, which consists of large compound leaves called fronds.
  • Fronds fulfill a double role; they are photosynthetic organs that also carry reproductive organs.
  • On the underside of its mature fronds, sori (singular, sorus) form as small clusters where sporangia develop .
  • Sori appear as small bumps on the underside of a fern frond.

• The Importance of Seedless Vascular Plants

  • Mosses are at the base of the food chain in the tundra biome.
  • The disappearance of mosses can be considered a bioindicator for the level of pollution in the environment.
  • The attractive fronds of ferns make them a favorite ornamental plant.
  • The licorice fern, Polypodium glycyrrhiza, is part of the diet of the Pacific Northwest coastal tribes, owing in part to the sweetness of its rhizomes.
  • This drawing depicts the tall mosses and tree-like ferns of the Carboniferous period that deposited the large amounts of coal throughout the world.

• Fang and Kota

  • The Fang are generally thought to be the largest of the Bantu speaking peoples in Gabon.
  • Individual ethnic groups within the Fang include the Fang proper, the Ntumu, the Mvae, and the Okak.
  • The typical dwelling unit is constructed of dried-mud bricks placed onto a bamboo frame and roofed with raffia-palm fronds.
  • "Raconteurs" are currently working to keep traditions alive such as the mvett among the Fangs and the ingwala among the Nzebis.
  • Gabon also features internationally celebrated masks, such as the n'goltang of the Fang and the relicary figures of the Kota.

• Ulna and Radius (The Forearm)

  • The forearm contains two bones—the radius and the ulna—that extend in parallel from the elbow, where they articulate with the humerus to the wrist, where they articulate with the carpals.
  • The space between the two bones is spanned by the interosseous membrane.
  • The cornoid process, together with the olecranon, forms the trochlear notch where it articulates with the trochlea of the humerus.
  • Laterally to the trochlear notch lies the radial notch, which articulates with the head of the radius to form the proximal radioulnar joint.
  • Distally the radius expands, medially the ulnar notch articulates with the head of the ulnar.

• Human Appendicular Skeleton

  • The humerus is the largest and longest bone of the upper limb and the only bone of the arm.
  • The pelvis joins together in the anterior of the body the pubic symphysis joint and with the bones of the sacrum at the posterior of the body.
  • The lower limbs consists of the thigh, the leg, and the foot.
  • The tarsals are the seven bones of the ankle, which transmits the weight of the body from the tibia and the fibula to the foot.
  • The metatarsals are the five bones of the foot, while the phalanges are the 14 bones of the toes .

• Orbits

  • The orbit is the cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated.
  • To the rear of the orbit, the optic foramen opens into the optical canal through which the optic nerve and ophthalmic artery pass.
  • The frontal bone forms the superior border of the orbital rim and also the superior wall (roof) of the orbital surface.
  • The zygomatic bone forms the lateral (and half of the basal) border of the orbital rim, and also the lateral wall of the orbital surface—this is the thickest region of the orbit as it is most exposed to external trauma.
  • Finally, the sphenoid bone forms the posterior wall of the orbit and also contributes to the formation of the optic canal.

• Ischium

  • The ischium forms the lower and posterior portion of the hip bones of the pelvis.
  • The ischium forms the lower and back part of the hip bone .
  • The inferior ramus of the ischium is thin and flattened and ascends from the superior ramus of the ischium to join the inferior ramus of the pubis.
  • The ischium is located below the ilium and behind the pubis.
  • The ischium is labeled at the bottom left of the ilium.

• Ascending Aorta

  • The ascending aorta is the first portion of the aorta; it includes the aortic sinuses, the bulb of the aorta, and the sinotubular junction.
  • The ascending aorta is a portion of the aorta beginning at the upper part of the base of the left ventricle, on a level with the lower border of the third costal cartilage behind the left half of the sternum; it passes diagonally upward, forward, and to the right, in the direction of the heart's axis, as high as the upper border of the second right costal cartilage its total length is about five cm.
  • The aortic root is the portion of the ascending aorta beginning at the aortic annulus, the fibrous attachment between the heart and the aorta, and extending to the sinotubular junction.
  • The ascending aorta is covered at its beginning by the trunk of the pulmonary artery and, higher up, is separated from the sternum by the pericardium, the right pleura, the anterior margin of the right lung, some loose areolar tissue, and the remains of the thymus.
  • The aorta has three parts: the ascending, the arch and the descending.

• Bilaminar Embryonic Disc Development

  • The floor of the amniotic cavity is formed by the embryonic disc.
  • The embryonic disc is derived from the epiblast layer, which lies between the hypoblast layer and the amnion.
  • The epiblast forms the floor of the amniotic cavity and is continuous with the amnion.
  • The hypoblast forms the roof of the exocoelomic cavity and is continuous with the thin exocoelomic membrane.
  • Through the through the process of neurulation, the notochord induces the formation of the notochord in the embryonic disc.