Ross & Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness (224 page)

Degeneration,
15

Deglutition (swallowing),
288–289
,
288
f

Dehydration,
347
,
363

7-Dehydrocholesterol,
358

Deltoid ligament,
409
f

Deltoid muscle,
417
,
417
f

Dementia,
176

multi-infarct,
175

secondary,
176

Demyelinating diseases,
178–179

Dendrites,
140

Dens (odontoid process),
392
f
,
393

Dental caries,
312

Dentine,
285
,
285
f

Dentition,
284

Deoxyribonucleic acid
See
DNA

Deoxyribose,
428–429

Depolarisation,
83
,
140–141

Dermal papillae,
354
,
355
f

Dermatitis,
362

atopic,
362

contact,
362
,
374

Dermatomes,
160

Dermis,
13
,
355–357
,
355
f

Detoxification,
302

Detrusor muscle,
340–341

Deuterium,
19

Diabetes insipidus,
222

Diabetes mellitus (DM),
227–229

acute complications,
228

effects,
227–228

gestational,
227

long-term complications,
228–229

polyuria,
228
,
337

secondary,
227

type I, insulin-dependent (IDDM),
227

type II, non-insulin-dependent (NIDDM),
227

Diabetic ketoacidosis,
228

Diabetic macroangiopathy,
228–229

Diabetic microangiopathy,
229

Diabetic nephropathy,
229
,
345

Diabetic retinopathy,
205
,
229

Diapedesis,
62
,
62
f

Diaphragm,
45
,
247–248
,
247
f

Diaphragmatic hernia, congenital,
322

Diaphysis,
380
,
380
f

Diarrhoea, antibiotic-associated,
318

Diarrhoeal diseases,
317–319

Diastole,
84

complete cardiac,
84
,
87

Diastolic blood pressure,
87

Diencephalon,
149
f
,
152–153

Diet,
266
,
466

balanced,
266–268
,
267
f

bone and,
384

colorectal cancer and,
320

conditions requiring modifications to,
275
,
275b

people with specific requirements,
268

vegetarian,
269
See also
Food
See also
Nutrition

Differentiation, cell,
50

Diffusion,
25
,
25
f
,
32

across capillary wall,
78

facilitated,
32
,
33
f

Digestion,
11–12
,
278
,
304
,
305
t

small intestine,
295–296

stomach,
291
,
292

Digestive glands,
12

Digestive juices,
281

Digestive system,
11–12
,
11
f
,
277–328
,
278
f

accessory organs,
278
,
279

autonomic control,
170

functions,
278–279

heat production,
357

organs,
278
f
,
279
See also
Alimentary canal
see also specific organs

Digital arteries,
98
,
98
f
,
104
f

Diphtheria,
254

Diploid,
428

Diplopia,
196
,
204
,
376

Directional terms, anatomical,
41
,
42
f
,
42
t

Disaccharides,
22
,
23
f
,
268

Disease

genetics of,
435–436

study of,
14–15
,
14b

terminology associated with,
15b

Dislocations,
423

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC),
71

Dissociated anaesthesia,
181

Distal,
42
f
,
42
t

Distal convoluted tubule, renal,
332
,
332
f

Diuresis,
346

Diverticular disease,
320
,
320f

Diverticulitis,
320

Diverticulosis,
320

DNA,
428–429
,
429
f
,
430
f

compared to RNA,
430–431

genetic code,
429

protein synthesis from,
430
,
430
f
,
431

replication,
432
,
432
f

Dominant genes,
433
,
434
f

Dopamine (prolactin inhibiting hormone),
141
,
211

Dorsal,
42
t

Dorsal venous arch,
105
f

Dorsalis pedis artery,
92
f
,
103–104
,
104
f

Dorsiflexion,
409
t

Down syndrome,
436

Drug-induced disorders

acute tubular necrosis,
346b

haemolysis,
68

hypertension,
125

neutropenia,
69

thrombocytopenia,
71

Drugs

cutaneous absorption,
358

detoxification,
302

hepatotoxic,
325b

Duchenne muscular dystrophy,
425

Duct,
41

Ductless glands,
208

Ductus arteriosus,
109
f
,
110
,
123f

patent,
123

Ductus venosus,
109
,
109
f

Duodenal papilla,
293
,
300
,
300
f
,
303

Duodenal ulcers,
315–316
,
315f

Duodenum,
293
,
293
f

Dura mater,
146
,
146
f

spinal nerves,
160
,
160
f

Dural venous sinuses,
97
,
97
f
,
146

Dwarfism

achondroplasia,
422

pituitary,
221f
,
222

Dysentery,
319

Dysphagia,
313

Dysplasia,
50

Dyspnoea (breathlessness),
118

in chronic bronchitis,
255

on exertion,
66

paroxysmal nocturnal,
120

Dysuria,
343t
,
349

E

Ear,
186–189

disorders of,
202–203

glue,
202–203

infections,
202–203

inner,
188
,
188
f

middle,
187–188

outer,
186–187

physiology of balance,
190

physiology of hearing,
189
,
189
f

structure,
186–188
,
186
f

Eardrum (tympanic membrane),
186–187
,
187
f

Earlobe,
186

Earwax,
186–187

Eating,
11–12