Semester 1 Anatomy Flashcards
Pattern baldness is called?
Alopecia
The water proofing pigment found in the epidermis is?
Keratin
The muscle associated with the hair follicle is the?
Arrector pili
List 3 possible conditions that could cause hair loss?
Chemo
Trauma
Alopecia
The protein pigment found in skin and hair is?
Melanin
The condition that is the total lack of the melanin is called?
Albinism
This layer makes the protein pigment is called?
Granulosum
The skin layer that is the ghost layer?
Lucidum
The outermost layer of the epidermis?
Corneum
The moon shaped area of the fingernail is called the?
Lunula
When the nuclei begin rot die in the skin it is called?
Pyknosis
What layer of skin does Pyknosis occur in?
Spinosum
The gland associated with the hair follicle is called?
Sebaceous
The sebaceous gland produces?
Sebum
The layer of epidermis where mitosis occurs?
Basale
The layer of skin that has grains of water proofing protein is called?
Granulosum
The lack of skin pigment in patches is called?
Vitiligo
The sweat gland that begins its function at birth?
Eccorine
Hair grows _____ approximately every 3 days?
3mm
The sweat gland that begins functioning at puberty?
Appocrine
Why does the sweat that starts functioning at puberty smell?
It produces sebum/ B.O
3 possible signs of cancer?
Black moles
Raised red dots/bumps
It grows
The yellowish skin pigment is called?
Carotene
Three functions of the integumentary system?
Excretion
Communication
Protection
Give me one thing to do to prevent an injury from scarring?
Disinfect it
The skin condition in which fluid builds up in the stratum Corneum due to possible friction is called a?
Blister
The integumentary system produces what type of vitamin?
Vitamin D
Which type of burn can be red and painful but no scarring will occur?
1st degree
List 3 possible ways in which the skin could be burned?
House fire
Fire work
Pick up something hot
What are the ridges located in the dermis called?
Papillae
What are the cells that make the skin pigment called?
Melanocytes
How do you take care of a blister?
- Disinfect a needle
- Stab the needle at the base of the blister
-Remove fluid - Cut dead skin off
- Apply Antibiotics
- Bandage
The worst type of skin cancer?
Malignant Melanoma
The genetic information in groups of three?
Triplet Code
Each of 3 (triplet code) is a code for an?
Amino acid
When RNA reads DNA’s message it is called?
Transcription
The above occurs where in the cell?
Nucleus
When tRNA reads mRNA’s message it is called?
Translation
The above occurs where in the cell?
(Translation)
The ribosomes
List the four nitrogen bases found in DNA?
Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine
The 5 carbon sugar found in DNA is?
Deoxyribose
What nitrogen base is not RNA?
Thymine
The nitrogen base that is NOT in RNA is replaced with what?
Uracil
DNA and RNA are composed of a 5 carbon sugar, nitrogen bases and ?
Phosphate
DNA is in a twisted ladder called a?
Double Helix
An area of study explaining how the body works is?
Physiology
Disease that arises before birth?
Congenital
Toward the surface or skin is called?
Superficial
Toward the point of attachment to the trunk is?
Proximal
Toward the head?
Superior
Away for the midline?
Lateral
Away from the head
Inferior
Away from the point of attachment to the trunk is?
Distal
Toward the midline ?
Medial
An area of study of the location and appearances of body parts is called?
Anatomy
A disease that results from an invasion of a foreign substance is?
Immunological
Name the structural levels of organization in the body?
Cells
Systems
Tissue
Organs
Organism
Name the system of the body that veins belong to?
Vascular
Name the system of the body that lungs belong to?
Respiratory
A disease that is an abnormal growth of cells or causes a destructive tumor is called?
Neoplastic
The body plane that divides the body into left and right sides is called?
Sagittal
Toward the front of the body is called?
Anterior
Toward the back side of the body is called?
Posterior
The body plane that divides top and bottom halves is the?
Horizontal
The four types of tissue?
Connective
Muscle
Epithelial
Nerve
The four things that cause infectious diseases?
Virus
Bacteria
Fungi
Protozoa
The classification of disease that includes diabetes and physical injury is?
Metabolic
List the eleven systems of the body:
(Use your ten minutes in this)
Muscle
Respiratory
Nerve
Urinary
Reproductive
Digestive
Skeletal
Cardio Vascular
Integumentary
Endocrine
Lymphatic
The five characteristics of life?
Obtain and use energy
React to environment
Grow and develop
Reproduction
Made up of cells
The type of complete break that goes diagonal through the bone is?
Oblique
The medical term for the growth plate is the?
Ephiseal Plate
Lengthwise growth of the bone is called?
Interstitial
The type of complete break that goes through the skin is called?
Compound
Width growth of the bone is called?
Appositional
The type of complete break that the bone is crushed?
Compression
The central shaft of the long bone is called the?
Diaphysis
The ends of the bones are called?
Epiphysis
Bone cells that build up the bone are?
Osteoclast
Bone cells that dissolve the bone tissue are the?
Osteoblast
The first place in the bone that cartilage tissue turns into bone is the?
P.O.C / Primary Ossification Center
The type of complete break that goes straight through the bone?
Transverse
The type of break that does not go all the way through the bone?
Simple
The type of break that is common in twisting injuries?
Spiral
The type of complete break that the bone is broken in at least two places causing the bone to float is a?
Communtial
When the bone is crushed it is this type of break?
Compression
The long central shaft of the bone is called the?
Diaphysis
The finger like projections in the skin that gives you ridges called?
Papillae
