HUMAN BIOLOGY

Index  I-23 exocrine, 69, 69f, 165, 165t hormones secreted by, 286, 287f mammary, 286, 343, 343f in mucous membranes, 75 nervo ...

I-24 Index  manual dexterity of, 3 muscles of, 118, 118f n polydactyly and, 380, 380f, 390f, 401t n washing, and illness preve ...

Index  I-25 hMG (human menopausal gonadotropin), 318 Homeostasis blood pressure, 131, 133, 226, 291, 296, 300 blood role in, 1 ...

I-26 Index  endocrine role of, 291t n synthetic, 293 n Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), 149t, 152, 169, 171, 172, 172f, 173 ...

Index  I-27 n Immunology, 168–169, 168f, 168t, 169f n Immunotherapy, 169 n Immunotoxins, 169 Implantation, 318, 332–333, 332f, ...

I-28 Index  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 479 Interleukins, 161, 163, 419 Intermediate (of metabolic reaction), 5 ...

Index  I-29 Labia minora, 306, 307f Labor and delivery, 81, 96, 291, 342–343, 342f Lacks, Henrietta, 425, 425f Lacrimal bone, ...

I-30 Index  Loop of Henle, 227, 227f, 228f, 230, 230f Loose connective tissue, 70, 70f–71f, 70t, 78, 78f, 85t Lorises, 450f n ...

Index  I-31 new gene combinations produced in, 366–367, 366f, 367f segregation in, 375, 375f Meiosis I, 308, 308f, 312f, 357, ...

I-32 Index  Mineral(s). See also Calcium; Iron; Potassium; other specific minerals absorption in small intestine, 204 in bones ...

Index  I-33 in respiratory cycle, 182, 182f sensory system interaction with, 267, 267f slow (red), 107, 107f synergistic, 107 ...

I-34 Index  Nerve tracts, 246, 251 Nervous system. See also entries under Nerve aging and, 349 brain role in, 248, 248f, 249f, ...

Index  I-35 Nucleotide(s) ATP as, 58 in DNA, 404–405, 404f, 405f, 406–407, 406f, 407f, 415, 416 functional groups in, 26f in h ...

I-36 Index  n Osteoarthritis, 87, 98, 195, 216, 348 Osteoblasts, 88–89, 89f, 98f Osteoclasts, 89, 295, 295f Osteocytes, 70f–71 ...

Index  I-37 Pectoralis major, 105f Pedigree (genetic), 390, 390f, 391, 391f, 394f Pelvic cavity, organs in, 76, 76f. See also ...

I-38 Index  posterior lobe, 287f, 290–291, 290f, 290t, 304 reproductive role of, 285, 307, 308, 309f, 313, 313f, 318 Pituitary ...

Index  I-39 n Prediabetes, 299 Predictions, scientific, 6–7, 7f Prefrontal cortex, 254f, 255, 257, 257f Preganglionic neurons, ...

I-40 Index  structural, 32, 32t, 70, 348 structure of, 33–35, 33f, 34f structure of, as evidence of evolution, 448, 448f tau, ...

Index  I-41 n disorders of, 152–153, 152f (See also Anemias; Hemophilia; Sickle- cell anemia) formation of, 90, 90t, 145, 145f ...

I-42 Index  Rhesus monkeys, 448 n Rheumatic fever, 136, 140 n Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 98, 171, 171f, 171t Rh factor, 148, 1 ...