Lab 1: Skin, Tissue, and Appendicular Skeleton Flashcards
cerv
neck
chondr
cartilage
ecto
outside
endo
within
epi
upon, over
exo
outside of
histo
tissue
hypo
below
inter
between
intra
within
lipo
fat
peri
around
scapho
boat
sciati
hip
squama
flat
stylo
stake
sub
under
supra
above
troch
to run
epidermis
top layer of the skin, contains hair follicles
sebaceous gland
oil gland
hypodermis
bottom layer of the skin, contains adipose (fat)
dermis
middle layer of skin, contains sweat glands
arrector pili muscle
muscle that makes hairs stand up, “goose bumps”
osteon
functional unit of bone
lamellae
individual rings in an osteon
lacuna
little holes inside the lamellae
canaliculi
“legs” attached to the osteocyte
haversian canal
central hole in the middles of an osteon
osteocytes
red dots on osteons
diaphysis (what type of bone)
compact bone
epiphysis (what type of bone)
spongy (trabecular) bone
metaphysis (what type of bone)
compact
epiphyseal line
point of fusion between the epiphysis and metaphysis, growth plate
periosteum
membrane on external surface of bone (outside portion of the bone)
endosteum
membrane on inner walls of the medullary cavity (inside portion of the bone)
nutrient artery
goes through the bone
nutrient foramen
what the nutrient artery goes through
fossa
shallow depression
sulcus
shallow elongate groove
foramen
round hole/passageway for blood vessels and nerves
fissure
deep elongated cleft
canal
essentially an elongated foramen
meatus
opening into a canal
process
any projection or bump
trochanter
very large projections
tuberosity
roughened elevation on a bony surface
tubercle
small rounded projection
spine
sharp ridge or projection