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Goblet cell

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Synthesises and secretes mucus

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Gamete

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Sex cells

Female gametes are called ova or egg cells
Male gametes are called sperm.

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Gene

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A section of DNA that has instructions for making proteins.

We have >20,000 in an entire genetic sequence

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Glottis/glosso

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Tongue

Glossopharyngeal nerve (cranial nerve 9) involved in taste, swallowing and tongue sensations

Hypoglossal Nerve (cranial nerve 12). Involved in a tongue, movement and speech.

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Gingiva

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Gums

Gingivitis - Inflammation of the gums

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Glycaemia

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Blood sugar

Hyperglycaemia- high blood sugar

Hypoglycaemia- low blood sugar

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Globin or globus

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A spherical protein

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Genesis

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Creation

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Glyc

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Carbohydrate/sugar

Glycolysis

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Glyco

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Breakdown of sugar

Glycolytic is to release sugar

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Gravis

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Serious

Myasthenia Gravis - Serious muscle weakness

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Germ cell

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An embryonic cell capable of becoming a Gamete

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galacto

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  • denoting milk or milky.

Galactorrhoea - Lactation without pregnancy

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Gynaecomastia

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Presence of enlarged breast tissue in the male

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GnRH

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Gonadatropin releasing hormone

A ‘releasing’ hormone responsible for the release of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) from the anterior pituitary.

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Glia

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Glue

Glial cells form a mesh which sticks neurons together. It is a structure that stops them rolling around

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Ganglia

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Collection of cell bodies clustered together in the PNS.

In the CNS the collection of cell bodies clustered together is called the nuclei

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Glutamate

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And excitatory neurotransmitter

Producers GABA - an inhibitory neurotransmitter that lessens a nerve cell’s ability to receive, create or send chemical messages to other nerve cells. Many medical conditions are associated with changing levels of GABA. Multiple medications target the GABA receptor.

Glutamine produces glutamate

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Glutamine

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Producers glutamate which is an excitatory neurotransmitter

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Ganglia

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Collection of cell bodies clustered together in the PNS.

In the CNS, a collection of cell bodies clustered together is called nuclei

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Genic

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Origin

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