bb ch 1-5 - quiz 1 Flashcards
Systemic means…
Organized by the 12 body systems
Regional means…
By natural body subdivisions
Plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves
- Median/midsagittal
Vertical planes that divide the body into unequal left and right sides
Sagittal
Vertical planes that divide the body into unequal left and right sides
Sagittal
Vertical plane perpendicular with the median plane, divides the body into front and back
Frontal / coronal
Horizontal plane perpendicular to both median and frontal planes, dividing the body into upper and lower parts
Transverse/ horizontal
What is the largest organ in the body and its % weight
Skin (integumentary) and 15% of total weight
Define the functions of the integumentary system
Protect underlying tissues from UV, bacteria, radiation, water
a site of sensory nerve receptors
Regulate body temp
Water excretion (sweat)
Formation of.vitamin D
What type of tissue is the epidermis
Vascular? Nerves?
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
Avascular, has nerve receptors and endings
Label the integumentary system diagram.
Which layer contains melanocytes
Epidermis
What does keratin form on the body surface and where?
Papillary ridges (fingerprints)
On the palms and soles
What type of tissue is the dermis made of?
Vascular? Nerves?
Dense irregular connective tissue
Vascular and contains nerves
What fraction of the skin does the dermis make up?
What other structures lie within the dermis?
80%
Collagen fibers
Sweat glands
Hair follicles
What kind of tissue makes up the subcutaneous tissue?
Vascular? Nerves?
Loose connective tissue with many adipose cells
Vessels and nerves go through on the way to dermis
What is the purpose of adipose tissue? Which gender naturally has more?
Insulation, conserve body heat, shock absorber
Females
Where are hair follicles originated?
Epidermis and grow down into dermis and subcutaneous
What do sebaceous glands release and what is it made of?
Sebum (oil) is made using disintegration of some gland cells
Go through a duct into the neck of the hair follicle
What kind of muscle is the arrector pilorum muscle and where is it?
Smooth muscle
Epidermal/dermal junction attached to a hair follicle
Where are sweat glands and what passes through them?
The secretion portion is in the dermis, and the duct portion is in the epidermis
Sweat ( h2o and nacl )
Defined the functions of the skeletal system
Support and structure of the body
Attachment for skeletal muscles
Protection of certain vital organs
Hemopoiesis
Storage of certain chemical substances like calcium and phosphate
What are the four types of bones?
Long bone, short bone, flat bone and irregular bone
What are the characteristics of a long bone? Give an example
Length exceeds the width and has a medullary canal. Humerus
What are the characteristics of a short bone? Give an example
The length equals the width. Carpals
What are the characteristics of a flat bone give an example
Expanded into one plane. Scapula
What are the characteristics of irregular bones?
Does not fit into the other three categories like vertebrae
How many bones are in the axial skeleton?
80
What are the bones of the axial skeleton?
Skull and hyoid (23)
Vertebral column (26: 7 C, 12 T, 5 L, sacrum, coccyx)
Ribs and sternum (25: 12 pairs of ribs)
Bones of middle ear (6)
How many bones are in the appendicular skeleton?
126