Anatomy Flashcards

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Epidermis

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Outermost layer of the skin, avascular, cells shed off

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Dermis

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Second outer most layer of the skin made up of collagen and elastic, collagen directionality causes wrinkles and tension lines, damaged collagen causes stretch marks from overstretching,Contains hair follicles with arrector pili muscles which help to secrete oils from the sebaceous gland

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Subcutaneous tissue

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Loose connective tissue and fat, base of the sebaceous glands vessels and cutaneous nerves

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Deep fascia

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Dense connective tissue without fat, present throughout the body, deep to subcutaneous tissue, and includes investing fascia, intramuscular septa, subserous fascia, retinacula, and bursae

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Investing fascia

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Deep fascia surrounding structures

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Intramuscular septa

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Deep fascia dividing muscles

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Subserous fascia

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Deep fascia between body cavities and musculoskeletal walls

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Retinacula

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Deep fascia holding tendons in place

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9
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Bursae

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Deep fascia sacs containing fluid to aid motion

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10
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Head or belly of skeletal muscle

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Contractile fleshy part

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Tendons or aponeuroses

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Non-contractile white part

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12
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Muscle function is linked to…

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The orientation of the muscle fibers, the joints it crosses, and it’s position compared to the joints it crosses

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Fibrous joint

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Unite bones by fibrous tissue (e.g. bones of cranium)

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Cartilaginous joints

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Unite bones by hyaline cartilage (e.g. vertebral column)

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Synovial joints

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Unite bones with a potential space and synovial fluid (e.g. knee)

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16
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Lymphatic system

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Drains excess fluids, infectious materials, and debris

17
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This divides the nervous system structurally…

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The central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system

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This divides the nervous system functionally

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The somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system

19
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The central nervous system’s main function is to…

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To integrate and coordinate signals and execute higher mental functions

20
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The peripheral nervous system is composed of…

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Nerves traveling to and from the brain and spinal cord including the 12 cranial nerves and 31 pairs of spinal nerves

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Somatic Nervous System

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The voluntary nervous system can’t sensation from the skin and joints and supplies skeletal straight it in voluntary muscles

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Autonomic (Visceral) Nervous System

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Involuntary nervous system supplying smooth involuntary muscle (e.g. in wall of the blood vessels), glands, and viscera

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Nervous tissue consist of…

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Neurons (nerve cells) and neuroglia (glial cells)

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Neuroglial cells (glial cells)

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More abundant the neurons, support, insulate, and nourish neurons

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CNS Nucleus

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Collection of nerve cell bodies in the CNS (form gray matter)

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CNS Tract

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Bundle of nerve fibers connecting CNS nuclei (form white matter)

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PNS ganglion (ganglia, pl.)

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Collection of neuronal cell bodies outside of CNS

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PNS Peripheral Nerves

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Bundle of nerve fibers, their coverings, and vessels

29
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Spinal nerves leave the vertebral canal through…

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The intervertebral (IV) foreman between pedicles of adjacent vertebrae