A&P567 Flashcards
Def melanin
brown, yellow-brown, or black pigment that accumulates in the epidermal cells
Def ecchymosis
bruising; reddish-purple blotches due to leakage of blood from an artery or ven
Def herpes zoster
medical condition characterized by eruption of groups of vesicles along the dermatome of a sensory nerve
Two types of exocrine glands
- Sweat
2. Sebaceous
Primary function of merocrine glands
To cool surface of the skin
Blood clot consists mainly of insoluble network of…
Fibrin
Def avulsion
flap of skin is torn off or torn loose
Def epiphyses
Expanded portion at each end of a long bone
Outer surface of a bone covered by…
periosteum
Function of skeletal system involving cells
production of red blood cells within red marrow
Vitamin that plays role in normal calcium metabolism
D3
What works with parathyroid hormone to elevate calcium levels in the body?
Calcitriol
Partial displacement of a bone end from its position within a joint capsule is…?
Subluxation
___ fracture has multiple bone fragments at the fracture site?
segmental
Pelvic girdle included in what skeletal division
Appendicular
The ___ connects the cranial cavity with the spinal cavity and has the spinal cord passing through it?
Foramen magnum
Bone suspended below the skull and serves as a base for muscles associated with larynx, tongue and pharynx?
Hyoid
Fibrous connective tissue that connects bones of the skull at birth is called…?
Fontanels
The ____ is the projection on the atlas (c1) that forms a pivot joint with the axis (c2) to allow a person to rotate their head side to side?
Dens and odontoid process
Superior portion of the sternum?
Manubrium
Brachium contains a single bone called…?
Humerus
Head of femur connects with what curved surface of the pelvis?
Acetabulum
Functions of skeletal muscle?
Produce movement of skeleton and maintain body temperature
“Key” that unlocks the active site of an actin molecule?
Calcium
