My Test 1 Flashcards
tendons, ligaments, and aponeuroses are ex of
dense regular connective tissue
longitudinal growth of a long bone stops when
cartilage of the epiphyseal plates is completely replaced by bone
what type of muscle tissue is involuntarily controlled and characterized by a lack of striations
smooth muscle
which abdominopelvic region is located directly superior to the hypogastric region
umbilical region
flex ur knee, ur hamstring muscles apply force to your tibia at a point between fulcrm of the knee joint and the load to be moved this is an example of
third class
cranial bone surrounds spinal cord as it exits the skull and has a pair of condyles for articulating with the first cervical vertebra
occipital bone
structures that allows a muscle to form an indirect attachment to bone or cartilage
tendon
aponeurosis
cells are responsible for producing and depositing pigament in skin and hair
melanocytes
which specific protein in a thin myofilament provides a binding site for the globular protein heads of thick myofilaments
actin
term for small sac of synovial fluid that helps reduce friction between bones, ligaments, and tendons in a joint
bursa sac
extensor digitorum longus is a muscle in the lower leg, how is it named
action
attachment
shape or size
2 bones associated with a ball and socket joint
humerus
femur
which of the four majors tissue types is composed of ground substance, specialized cells, and extracellular protein fibers
connective tissue
cells in mammary glands that secrete milk do so by shedding the apical portion of their cytoplasm
apocrine secretion
irregular bone types
vertebra
one function of bone marrow
adipose storage
where to find simple squamous epithelium
alveoli air sacs in the lungs
compard to the pelvis of a male, the pelvis of a female has a
less curved sacrum and coccyx
lunula is the visible part of the
nail matrix
is the most superficial layer of the skin
stratum corneum
most of the respiratory tract is line by
pseudostratified columnar
how many thoracic vertebrae
12
hypodermis is characterized by
prominent layer of adipose tissue
bones involved in specialized joints called gomphoses
maxilla
immovable joint bound together by interlocking bones and fibrous connective tissue
suture
assuming standard anatomical positon, the knee can be described as ____ the ankle
proximal
joint to shake your head to say no
pivot
articular cartilage covers the ____ of a long bone
epiphysis
the hyoid
serves as an attachment point for muscles that move the tongue and larynx
condition in which the spine has an abnormal lateral curvature
scolisis
smallest structure in a muscle that actually contracts
sarcomere
patella and fabella are example of
sesamoid bones
arrector pili muscles
elevate hairs and cause goosebumps
motor unit is a
single motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers it innervates
during endochrondal ossification of long bones, primary ossification centers develop
in the centers of diaphyses
true about sebacous glands
stimulated by androgens
utilize a holocrine mode of secretion
secreteoil into the hair follicle
not associated with hair follicles in certain locations of the body
small spaces within osseous tissue where osteocytes reside are called
lacunae
osteoid and mineral salts are secreted byu cells called
osteoblasts
delicate layer of areolar connective tissue surrounding individual muscle fibers is called
endomysium
