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The integumentary system includes…

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Skin, hair, nails

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What’s the largest organ in the body

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Skin

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Promotes calcium and phosphorus absorption in the digestive tract

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Vitamin D

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Deepest layer of the epidermis

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Stratum basale

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The Stratum basale includes what…

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Keratinocytes, melanocytes, and tactile cells

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Produce keratin for strength and water proofing

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Keratinocytes

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Produce melanin

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Melanocytes

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Tactile cells are

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Touch sensitive

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Several lattes of keratinocytes produced by stem cells

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Stratum spinosum

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How do keratinocytes interconnect

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Thru spine like projections

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Epidermal dendritic cells function and where they are found

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Stratum spinosum, engulf bacteria in epidermis

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Consists of 3-5 layers of keratinocytes and granules

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Stratum granulosum

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Extrude lipids from keratinocytes to extracellular space for water proofing

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Granules

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In the Stratum granulosum

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Keratinocytes fill with keratin, lose water, and then die

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Clear layer found in the palms of hands and soles of feet

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Stratum lucidum

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Many layers of dead corneocytes

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Stratum corneum

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Deep to the epidermis, connective tissue with a lot of collagen

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Dermis

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Has blood vessels, sweat glands, oil glands, nerve endings, and hair follicles

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Dermis

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Superficial fascia and fat

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Hypodermis

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Hypodermis also called the…

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Subcutaneous layer

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21
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Use ducts to transport secretion

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Exocrine glands

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22
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Cermuninius glands

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Produce waxy substance in ear

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23
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Oil glands are found

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Around root of hair

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Most common, least dangerous, seldom spreads

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Basal cell carcinoma

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More dangerous than basal because it can spread to other body parts
Squamous cell carcinoma
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Most deadly, aggressive, grows quick, and spreads
Malignant melanoma
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ABCD
Assymety, border, color, diameter
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Specialized form of connective tissue where extracellular matrix is mineralized
Bones
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Function of bones
Protect organs, movement, stores minerals and fats, hemopoisesis
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Blood cell formation
Hemopoisesis
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Greater length than width
Long bones
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Have legnth equal to width
Short bones
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Shaft of a long bone
Diaphysis
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End of a long bone
Epiphysis
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Metaphysis
Between diaphysis and epiphysis
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Growth plate in a bone
Epiphyseal plate
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A fused epiphyseal plate
Epiphyseal line
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Dense, outer bone layer
Compact bone
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Inner lattice work of bone
Spongy/ cancellous bone
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Thin layer of hyaline cartilage that reduces friction
Articular cartilage
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Hollow, cylindrical space that contains yellow bone marrow.
Medullary cavity
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Inner membrane which contains various bone cells
Endosteum
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Tough, outer layer of dense irregular CT
Periosteum
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Osteoprogenitor cells
Develop into osteblasts
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Osteoblasts
Form new bone matrix
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Osteocytes
Maintains bone matrix
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Osteoclasts
Secrete HCl, dissolving bone matrix and forming a cavity
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Internal lamellar, long cylinders
Osteons
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What is in the central canal of long bones
Blood vessels and nerves
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Osteocytes are trapped in…
Spaces called lacunae
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In the skull, the bones are…
Spongy in the middle of two compact bone layers
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Total bones in skeletal system
207
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Axial number of bones? | Appendicular number or bones?
81 | 126
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What makes up the appendicular skeleton
Lower limbs and upper | Pelvic and pectoral girdle
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Sharp bony ridge
Crest
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Rounded prominence that articulates with another bone
Condyle
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Small projection above condyle
Epicondyle
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Smooth flat surface
Facet
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Slit passageway
Fissure
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Hole
Foremen
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A depression
Fossa
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Larger end of a long bone
Head
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Slight bony ridge
Line
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Canal
Meatus
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Projection
Process
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An elongated process
Ramus
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Slender ridge or projection
Spine
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A groove
Sulcus
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Large blunted process
Trochanter
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Tubercle
Small rounded process
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Tuberosity
Broad process, larger than a tubercle

Anatomy (25 decks)

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