Pancreatic cancer, 497, 517
Paranasal sinuses, 411
Parasites, 260, 269
Parasympathetic innervation, 500,
521
Parasympathetic pathways, 235, 247
Parietal cell, 313, 329
Paroxysms, 341, 350
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), 76, 87
Pectoralis major muscle, 565, 592
Pedicle, 584
Pelvic outlet, 538, 552
Pelvic splanchnic nerves, 500, 509, 521
Pelvic visceral afferent innervation, 557
Pelvis, 531–558
high-yield facts about, 57
in males vs. females, 531, 546
sympathetic chain in, 540, 554
Peptide bond formation, 107, 116
Pericardial cavity, 468, 484
Perilymph, 399, 400, 405
Perineal membrane, 534, 549
Perineal space, 497, 518
Perineurium, 234, 246
Peripheral blood PMNs, 219, 225
Peripheral glands, 364, 375
Peripheral nervous system, high-yield facts
about, 6
Peripheral vasoconstriction, 258, 267
Peripheral venous system, pregnancy and,
463, 480
Peristalsis, 521
Peritoneal cavity, 542, 555
Peritonitis, 499, 519
Pernicious anemia, 338
Peroneal nerve, 564, 581, 592, 601
Peroneus muscle, 580, 600
Phagocytosis
of photoreceptor cells, 397, 402
of sperm and residual bodies, 366, 377
Phenylketonuria (PKU), 311
Pheochromocytoma, 341, 350
Photoreceptor cells, 397, 402
Phrenic nerve, 461, 479
Pia mater, 218, 224
Piercings, 331
Pineal gland, 350
Pinealocytes, 350
Pisiform bone, 569, 594
Pituitary adenoma, 345, 353
Pituitary gland, 345, 353, 425, 450
Placenta development, high-yield facts
about, 12
Placental lactogen, 367, 378
Plasma, 255, 265
Plasmalogen synthesis, 110, 120
Plasminogen activator, 258, 267
Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF),
177, 189
Pleural cavity, 462, 480
Pleural space, 473, 488
Pneumococcal lobar pneumonia, 469
Pneumocytes, 297
Pneumonia, 469, 470
Podocytes, 389, 394
Popliteus muscle, 577, 598
Posterior interosseus nerve, 565, 592
Posterior interventricular artery, 475,
490
Pre-aortic inferior mesenteric nodes, 550
Preeclampsia, 71
Preganglionic neurons, 496, 517
Preganglionic sympathetic nerves, 502, 522
Pregnancy, 381
ectopic, 544, 558
miscarriage and, 466
peripheral venous system and, 463, 480
preeclampsia and, 71
pudendal nerve and, 545, 558
Prenatal period, high-yield facts about, 1
Primordial germ cells, 78, 92
Profundus muscle, 562, 590
Pronator teres muscle, 563, 591
Prostate gland, 538, 552
Prostatic hypertrophy, 536, 550
Protein folding, 115, 125, 128, 134
Proton pump activity, 197
Proximal humeral epiphyseal plate, 560,
589
Proximal interphalangeal (PIP), 562, 590Index 615