Index I-23exocrine, 69, 69f, 165, 165t
hormones secreted by, 286, 287f
mammary, 286, 343, 343f
in mucous membranes, 75
nervous system regulation of,
250, 250f
parathyroid, 287f, 292t, 294–295, 295f
pineal, 252f, 287f, 292t, 300
pituitary, 287f, 290–291, 290f, 290t,
291f, 307, 308, 309f, 313, 313f,
318, 342
prostate, 310f, 310t, 311, 312f, 314
salivary, 69, 196f, 198, 198f, 205t,
207, 207f
sebaceous, 69, 78, 78f, 79, 348
structure and function of, 69, 69f
sweat, 69, 78–79, 78f, 82–83, 82f,
83t, 348
thymus, 158f, 159, 162, 163f, 287f,
292t, 300
thyroid, 287f, 292t, 294, 294f,
295, 295f
Glandular epithelium, 200
Glans penis, 314
n Glaucoma, 281
n Gleevec (cancer drug), 434
Glia (glial cells; neuroglia), 73, 73f, 240,
245, 246, 246f, 248, 251, 264, 331
n Glial cancers (gliomas), 258, 258f,
431, 435
n Glioblastoma multiforme, 258, 258f
n Gliomas (glial cancers), 258, 258f,
431, 435
Global hydrologic cycle. See Water cycle
n Global warming, 4, 448, 452, 459,
467, 470, 478–479, 478f, 479f,
482, 483, 487f, 488
Globular proteins, 34
Glomerular capillaries, 227, 227f,
228, 228f
Glomerular (Bowman’s) capsule, 227,
227f, 228, 228f, 231f
Glomerular filtration, 228, 228f
n Glomerulonephritis, 233
Glomerulus, 226–227, 227f, 228, 228f,
231, 234
Glottis, 179, 179f
Glucagon, 286, 287f, 288–289, 289f,
292t, 298, 298f, 299
Glucocorticoids, 292t, 296, 304, 429
Gluconeogenesis, 296
Glucose
absorption in small intestine, 204
ATP production using, 60–62,
60f–62f (See also Glycolysis)
and blood–brain barrier, 253
blood level, tests for, 149, 149t
blood level homeostasis, 29, 212,
286, 291, 296, 298, 298f, 299, 304
in blood plasma, 142
as carbohydrate, 28, 28f
crossing cell membranes, 47, 47f
dietary sources of, 212
endocrine system regulation of, 298f,
299, 299f
energy from, 60–62, 60f–62f, 112,
112f, 113
metabolism releasing, 59
storage of, in body, 29, 63, 202f, 203,
212, 298, 298f
storage of, in plants, 29
urinary system processing of,
228–229, 229t
Glucose-dependent insulinotropic
peptide (GIP), 207, 207f, 207t
Glucose sparing, 296
Glutamate, 271, 410, 410f
Glutamine, 33f
n Gluten intolerance, 209
Gluteus maximus, 105f
Glycemic index (GI), 212
Glycerol, 30, 30f, 31, 63
Glycogen
as complex carbohydrate, 29, 29f
energy from, 112, 112f, 113, 289,
289f, 298
storage of, 29, 29f, 63, 202f, 203
Glycolipids, 46
Glycolysis, 60, 60f, 62f, 112, 112f, 116
Glycoproteins, 34
GnRH (gonadotropin-releasing
hormone), 291, 308, 309f,
313, 313f
n Goats, transgenic, 420, 420f
Goblet cells, 69, 75
n Goiter, 294, 294f
n Golden Rice, 422
Golgi body, 44f, 44t, 50–51, 50f–51f
Gonad(s), 306, 388, 389f. See also
Genital(s)
cells in, 348
development of, 339, 339f
in endocrine system, 292t
Gonadal hormones, 287f, 292t,
300, 300f
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
(GnRH), 291, 308, 309f, 313, 313f
Gonadotropins, 291
Gonococcus, 320f, 321
n Gonorrhea, 165, 320, 320f, 321,
321t, 322t
Gorillas, 450f, 451, 451f
Gradients
concentration, 54–55, 54f, 55f, 240–241,
241f, 242–243, 242f–243f
electric, 54, 240–241, 241f, 242–243,
242f–243f
pressure, in respiration, 180–181,
180f, 182, 184–185, 185f
Grains, in diet, 212
Granstein cells, 79
Granulocytes, 143, 143f, 157, 160, 170
n Graves disease, 171t, 295
Gray matter, 251, 251f, 254n Greenhouse effect, 478–479, 478f, 479f,- See also Global warming
n Greenhouse gases, 478–479, 478f,
479f, 483, 484
n Green (agricultural) revolution, 482
Ground substance, of connective
tissue, 70, 70f–71f, 71
n Groundwater, 480, 480f
Growth (physical). See also
Development; Prenatal
development
of bones, 88–89, 89f
of living things, 2
Growth (population), 472–474,
472f–474f
Growth factors, in immune response, 163
Growth hormone (GH; somatotropin),
102, 288t, 290t, 291, 291f, 293,
293f. See also Human growth
hormone (HGH)
Guanine (G), 404, 404f, 405f, 406, 406f,
407f, 408, 408f–409f, 409t, 411,
416, 416f
n Guillain-Barre syndrome, 258
Gum (gingiva), 198f, 210
Gustation (taste sense), 255, 270, 270f,
271, 349
Gut cavity, 334f
H
n H1N1 virus (swine flu), 173, 190
n H5N1 virus (bird flu), 190
n Habitat(s), 460
destruction of by humans, 448,
482–483, 482f, 483f, 486, 486f
n Habituation (psychological drug
dependence), 260
n Haemophilus influenzae (HiB)
vaccination, 168t
Hair cells (ear), 272–273, 272f–273f,
274, 274f, 275, 275f
Hair follicle receptors, 268, 269f
Hair/hair follicles
aging and, 348
chemotherapy and, 434
hair color, 380, 441
in integumentary system, 78–79, 78f
keratin in, 34, 35, 35f
in nose, 178
number of on scalp, 79
response to temperature changes, 83
split ends, 79
structure of, 78f, 79
n Haitian earthquake (2010), and
waterborne disease, 57, 57f
n Hallucinations, 259, 260, 401
n Hallucinogens, 260
Hammer (malleus), 272, 272f–273f
Hands. See also Finger(s); Metacarpals;
Phalanges
bones of, 91f, 94, 94f
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