BIO 240 Exam 2 Gonzolaz Flashcards
What do melanocytes produce? What is the significance of that?
Melanin
skin color pigmentation
What do keratinocytes produce?
Keratin (protein!)
Which is the type of tissue in the reticular layer of the dermis?
dense irregular connective tissue
What are fingerprints formed by?
Dermal papilla and epidermal ridges
What are lines of cleavage?
(stretch marks) collagen fibers that are torn
Why are collagen fibers going in different directions?
To give resistance, strength, and flexibility
Endochondral Formation
Mesenchyme –> cartilage –> bone
Endochondral Ossification
Mesenchyme –> bone
What are rickets? What are risk factors/effects of rickets?
deficiency of vitamin D
*Poor nutrition,Ca cannot be absorbed (from GI tract to circulatory system
Soft weak bones
What is osteoporosis?
Loss of total bone mass, including matrix
What activity is responsible for osteoporosis?
Osteoclast activity > than osteoblast activity
What bones in the facial area are paired? What are the two that are not?
Paired: maxillae, zygomatic bones, nasal bones, lacrimal bones, palatine bones, interior nasal conchae.
Unpaired: mandible and vomer
Where does diametric growth occur? Vertical growth
Periosteum of diaphysis, epiphyseal plate (growth plate)
Name the specific layers of the Epidermis.
Stratum Corneum *Stratum Lucidum* Stratum Granulosum Stratum Spinosum Stratum Basale
Where is keratin produced?
Stratum Granulosum
What is special about stratum lucidum?
Located on palms and soles only
What are the specific layers of the dermis?
Papillary layer and Reticular layer
Dermatoglyphics is the study of what?
Fingerprints
What is the hypodermis composed of?
Areolar connective tissue
- Adipose connective tissue
- Highly vascular!!!!
What muscle causes goosebumps?
Arrector pili muscle (smooth muscle!)
What are the 3 types of hair?
Lanugo (baby), Vellus (short fine hair=peach fuzz), Terminal (longer and definitive, on our heads)
Merocrine glands are also called ________ glands
Eccrine
Merocrine/eccrine glands secreatroy vesicles release their contents via ________.
Exocytosis
Sutural Bones:
Extra bones within the sutures of the skull
Seasmoid Bones
Bones that develop from tendons (ex. patella)
What is mesenchyme?
first connective tissue to emerge, gives origin to all other tissues. mother tissue
What are cartilage cells called, and what are the spaces holding them called?
Chondrocytes & Lacunae
What is the external layer of the perichondrium made of?
dense irregular connective
tissue
Ligaments connect what, and do what?
bone to bone; prevent movement
Tendons connect what, and do what?
muscle to bone; promote movement
What gives bones flexibility?
Collagenous fibers