A&P Notecards Flashcards
What is simple squamos tissue
One layer, flat cells
What is simple cuboidal tissue
Cube shaped, single layer
What is simple columnar tissue
Column shaped, one layer
Where is simple cuboidal tissue
Digestive and duct
Where is simple squamos tissue
Lines the membrane, slick so things can move across
Function of collagen
Tensile strength
Function of elastic tissue
Stretch
Function of Reticular Tissue
Gives support
Function of Muscular Tissue
Movement
What are the components of connective tissue
ground substance, fibers, cells
Tissue damage causes what
inflammation
Types of Skeletal Cartilage
Hyaline, fibrocartilage, and elastic
What is the most abundant cartilage
hyaline
Structural unit of compact bone
osteom or haverisans system
What is the bone tissue that withstands tension
Compact bone
Types of Bone Tissue
Compact and Spongy
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Unlike the others, it is from genetics; cannot protect itself
Osteoarthritis (OA)
General wear and tear on bones
Gouty Arthritis
Uric acid build up
What do cranial bones develop from
Within fibrous connective tissue membrane
Epiphyseal plate vs epiphyseal line
line forms after plate closes
What is the hormone that influences bone development
Growth hormone
What is the prolactin hormone
produces breast milk
What is the thyroid hormone
controls BMR
What are the parts in the synovial joints
Articular cartilage, articular capsule, synovial membrane, synovial fluid
Where the is the bursae
Between joints; acts as a cushion to decrease friction
Where is the tendon sheath
around tend, not inside joints, reduces friction
What is the function of synovial fluid
Lubricates the joints
Function of articular cartilage
prevents friction
Where is articular cartilage located
located at the end of the bones
What are the functions of the skeletal system
Protects, supports, and is mineral storage
What is the location osteocytes
Lacunae
What are osteocytes
Mature bone cells
What are osteoblasts
They make up the bone matrix
What are the osteoclasts
They tear down the bone matrix
What are chondrocytes
The produce the cartilage
What are the bursae
Sac-like structures
What is the meniscus
Fibrocartilage discs
What are ligaments
bone to muscle or bone to bone
What are ligaments made of
Fibrous tissues and collagen
What are tendons
Attach muscle to bone
What are tendons made of
STRONG fibrous connective tissue
What the the flagellum
Whip-like motion, hair like
What is the smallest cell
Sperm cell
Where are the flagellum
only move the sperm
What is in the thoracic cavity
heart, lungs, pleural membrane, and great vessels
What is in the cranium cavity
Brain
What is in the dorsal cavity
Spinal cord and brain
Subdivided into the cranial and vertebral cavity