An ultrasound scan, also referred to as a sonogram, diagnostic sonography, and ultrasonography, is a device that uses high frequency sound waves to create an image of some part of the inside of the body, such as the stomach, liver, heart, tendons, muscles, joints and blood vessels.
The name Olmec comes from the Nahuatl word for the Olmecs: ÅlmÄcatl [oËlËmeËkatÍ¡É¬] (singular) or ÅlmÄcah [oËlËmeËkaÊ] (plural). This word is composed of the two words Ålli [ËoËlËi] , meaning rubber, and mÄcatl [ËmeËkatÍ¡É¬] , meaning people, so the word means rubber people.hey lived in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, in the present-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco. It has been speculated that Olmec derive in part from neighboring Mokaya and/or MixeâZoque.
The Olmec. The Olmec civilization was the first major civilization in Mesoamerica, and thrived in southern Mexico from 1200 to 400 BCE.We gain knowledge of this civilization from the archaeological ruins discovered during this time.The Zapotec.he Olmec. The Olmec civilization was the first major civilization in Mesoamerica, and thrived in southern Mexico from 1200 to 400 BCE.