
[14:02 13/6/03 n:4058 LAYMAN.751/4058-Index.3d] Ref: 4069 GIBILISCO: Geometry Demystified Index Page: 398 389-402
pituitary:
body, 267
anterior pituitary gland, 267–269
posterior pituitary gland, 267–268
stalk, 267–269
placent, 204
placenta, 204, 356
placentals, 204–205
placo-, 197
Placodermi (placoderms), 196–197
plankton, 118–119
planta, 139–140
plantain, 140
plantigrade walking, 140
plasma, 293
plasma cells, 303–304
platypus, 203
pod, 117, 183
poikilotherms, 284
poisonous plants, 155:
poison ivy, 155–156
poison oak, 155–156
poison sumac, 155–156
poles:
negative, 56
positive, 56
pollen, 151–153
poly-, 83
polypeptide, 83
populations, 25–56
post-, 255
primary bronchi, 316–317
primary motor area, 253–254
primary (general) sensory cortex, 255
primary (basic) types of tissue, 23–34
primary visual area, 258–259
primates, 40–01, 203, 205
primordial soup, 33–34
pro-, 35
Proboscidea, 203–205
prokaryotes, 35–36, 41, 79, 115
propri, 256
proprioception, 256
prostate gland, 352–353
proteases, 335
protein carrier molecules, 85
proteins, 61
protein synthesis, 81–13
protists, 100, 113–121
protozoa, 117–718, 121–122
pseudo-, 117, 167
pseudocoelomates, 167–168
pulmonary veins, 282–283
pulmonary ventilation, 312–313
pupa, 185–186
pyloric sphincter, 333
pylorus, 332
pyruvic acid, 68–72
radiation, 221
radiolarians, 164–165
Redi, Francesco, 33
releasing hormones (RH’s), 268–269
remodeling (of bones), 230–231
ren, 345
renal, 270:
calyx, 345–346
capillaries, 345–346
capsule, 345–346
cortex, 345–346
medulla, 345–346
pelvis, 345–346
pyramid, 345–346
reproduction, 349:
asexual, 350
of a flowering plant, 152–154
sexual, 350–351
reproductive organs:
of a flower, 152
reproductive system/pathway, 344:
failure of, 356–357
female mammal, 353–354
male mammal, 351–352
Reptilia (reptiles), 196, 199–201
resorption (of bone tissue), 230–231
respiration, 69, 311–313:
control of, and acid-base balance, 322–324
respiratory:
pathway, 311–312, 315
system/tree, 311–312, 315
reticulum (in ruminants), 333–334
Rhizopus, 130–031
rib, 78
ribose, 78
ribosomes, 78, 80–02
Rodentia (rodents), 203–204
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