ITHS Chapter 9 Flashcards
What term describes the bone of the arms and legs, including the shoulder and hip bone where they were attached?
appendicular skeleton
What term applies to the skull spine, and rib cage which rotate around an imaginary center line of the body?
axial skeleton
What term applies to an involuntary straited muscle tissue located in the walls of the heart?
cardiac muscle
What protein fiber connects, supports and gives strength to the body tissues such as skin, bone ligaments, and muscle tendons?
collagen
What term refers to the middle layer of the skin, which contains most of the skin’s structure?
dermis
What term refers to the thin, outer layer of the skin?
epidermis
What term applies to the innermost layer of the skin, which stores fat?
hypodermis
What terms describes anything related to the skin?
integumnetary
What term refers to a tough fibrous tissue that connects bones to other bones and holds organs in place?
ligaments
What term refers to a voluntary straited muscle that connects bones and is responsible for movement?
skeletal muscles
What term refers to an involuntary muscle located in the body’s visceral organs and blood vessels also known as viceral muscles?
smooth muscle
What term refers to a tough fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone?
tendons
What are two column notes referred to as?
Cornell Notes
What can mind maps be referred to as?
web notes
What type of tissues do muscluar tissues use to attach to both skin and bones?
connective tissue
What disease did sailors use to develop because they lacked fresh fruits and vegetables?
scurvy
Who in the 1900s, discovered that citrus fruits such as oranges and limes were an effective treatment for scurvy?
James Lind
Which layer of skins is the thin, outer layer that is mostly made up of dead skin?
epidermis
Which layer of skin contains the skin’s sensory organs, blood vessels, hair follicles, oil and sweat glands?
dermis
What layer lies beneath the dermis and contains a layer of fat and connective tissues?
hypodermis
What does the cytoplasm change to after the skin cells dry out?
keratin
What term refers to a genetic condition that prevents the skin from making its dark pigment, or color?
albinism
What is a brownish-black pigment produced by melanocytes?
melanin
What type of cells are melanocytes in the epidermis?
special cells