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Skeletal, Muscle, Limbs, Skin Flashcards

1
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Head is divided into two parts

A
  1. Neurocranium

2. Viscerocranium

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Neurocranium

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Bones of the cranium enclosing the brain

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3
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Viscerocranium

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Bones of the facial skeleton

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4
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Pectus excavatum

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Concave sternum

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5
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Pectus carinatum

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Convex/peak sternum

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6
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Hemivertebrae

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Absence of formation of 1 half of vertebrae body

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7
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Scoliosis

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Lateral curvature of the spine

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8
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Kyphosis

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Anterior curvature of spine

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9
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Lordosis

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Inward curvature of the spine

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10
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Craniosynotosis

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Premature fusion of the skull sutures

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11
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Hydrocephalus

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Blockage of CSF that causes the head to enlarge➡️pressure on skull ➡️ compresses brain ➡️ detroys brain tissue

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12
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Prune belly syndrome

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Muscles of the abdomen fail to develop

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13
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Muscular dystrophy

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X linked disorder that causes progressive weakening/ wasting of the muscles

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14
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Amelia

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Absence of 1+ limbs

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15
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Meromelia

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Shortening of the limbs

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16
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Phocomelia

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Absence of proximal portion of the limb

17
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Sirenomelia

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Fusion of distal limbs

18
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Diatrophic dwarfism

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Proportional shortening of limbs

Characterized by hitchhiker thumb

19
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Ehlers danlos syndrome

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Hyper extensibility of skin and joints

20
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Holt oram syndrome

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Radial limb deformities and congenital heart disease

21
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Polydactyly

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Extra digits

22
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Syndactyly

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Fusion of the digits

23
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Ectodactyly

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Split hand/foot

24
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Vernix caseosa

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Gooey layer that covers the skin of the baby

25
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Angioma

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Benign proliferation of blood vessels of the skin

26
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Putz Jegher syndrome

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Characteristically deeply colored lesions on the skin/lips/mucous membrane
At higher risk for intestinal polyps and various cancers

27
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3 layers of somites

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  1. Myotome
  2. Sclerotome
  3. Dermatome

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