Exam 2 Flashcards
Where do you find melanin?
Melanocytes and basil layer of epidermis
Less pigment is associated with white people, why?
Lysosomes destroy melanin, eaten by spinosum
contains little melanin
What are the different sweat glands and their secretions?
Eccrine: most numerous, found all over the body. Secrete true sweat.
Appocrine: located in pubic region, auxiliary, anal. Secretes lipoprotein.
What is the type of tissue of the dermis?
Papillary – Ariola CT
Reticular – dense irregular
What type of hair do you find in different part of the body of an adult?
Terminal hair – found on the scalp, auxiliary, pubic
Vellus hair- women/children’s hair
What are the three types of burns
First-degree burn – upper epidermis and is most painful
Second-degree burn burns the epidermis and the dermis . Easy hair removal.
Third-degree burns - burns all the layers of the skin. Most critical.
What are pimples what happens for it to develop?
Excessive secretion leading to clogged pores
Secretion = sebum and oil which get oxidized
Types of skin cancer
Basal cell carcinoma- most common. Starts in the basil layer.
Squamous cell carcinoma - starts in the spinosum layer
Melanoma - cancer of melanocytes
What does ABCDE refer to when talking about skin cancer
As symmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving
What are cleavage lines, would a surgeon cut with them or dissect them?
Cleavage lines are found in the epidermidis and our separation between collagen.
Surgeons go between they do not dissect
What are the different sensory receptors embedded into the skin?
Open ended – indiscriminate – all over body
Messiners corpuscles- superficial – direct touch and vibration
Pucinian/ lamellar corpuscles- making dough – change and pressure
What is the muscle in the skin?
Erector pilli - a smooth muscle
Different types of cells of the bone
Osteoplast, osteoclast, osteocyte
Types of bones: what are the major types?
Long bone, short bone, irregular, sesamoid
Where do you find the two types of marrow?
Yellow bone marrow is found in long bones and it is used for storage
Red bone marrow is found in flat bones and it’s used for blood
A strong cartilage is known as
Fibrocartilage
Axial vs appendicular, which bones are involved in each
Axial: head neck, spine, and ribs
Appendicular : limbs and pelvis
Rib cage bones
12 total
7 true
5 false 2/5 floating ribs
What are the skull sutures?
Coronal, sagittal, lambdoid, squamous, anterior Fontenal (baby soft spot)
In an articular capsule/synovial, what secrets of fluid
Synovial membrane
What is superficial fascia?
Hypodermis
Fat layer
Subcutaneous
Naming of the muscle consist of what
Location, shape, size, direction of fascicles, location of attachments, number of origins, action.
What is the winking muscle?
Orrbiclaris oculi
What is the kissing muscle?
Orrbiclaris oris
What is a triad?
2 cisterns and a T tubule
What are the two major mechanisms of contraction in the muscles?
Concentric and eccentric