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Test 1a Flashcards

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Study of structure and function as they relate to the practice of medicine and other health sciences

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clinical anatomy

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study of structural changes in the body throughout the life span

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developmental anatomy

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study of the development of an embryo

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embryology

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Study of human movement

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Kinesiology

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4 types of tissues

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epithelial, connective, muscular, neural

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Two or more tissues that perform a common function

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organ

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group of organs that work together for a common purpose

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organ system

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how many organs does the human body contain?

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11

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5 characteristics of anatomical position

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erect, feet parallel, arms to sides, palms facing forward, thumbs pointing away from body

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Cut lengthwise, diving the body into anterior and posterior parts

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coronal plane

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cut lengthwise, dividing the body into right and left parts

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Sagittal plane

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12
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Directly in the middle of the body

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Midsagittal

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Cut dividing the body into superior and inferior parts

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Transverse plane

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Opposite of anterior

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posterior

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Opposite of ventral

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dorsal

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Opposite of superior

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inferior

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Opposite of cranial

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caudal

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Opposite of lateral

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medial

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Opposite of proximal

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distal

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Opposite of superficial

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deep

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What does anterior refer to

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front

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What does posterior refer to

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back

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What does ventral refer to

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back

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What does dorsal refer to

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belly

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What does superior refer to

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top

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What does inferior refer to

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bottom

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What does cranial refer to

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head

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What does caudal refer to

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tail

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What does lateral refer to

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side

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What does medial refer to

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down the middle

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What does proximal refer to

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closer to trunk

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What does distal refer to

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further from trunk

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What does superficial refer to

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surface

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34
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What does deep refer to

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below surface

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35
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A hollowed structure

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body cavity

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36
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Cavity that contains the brain

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cranial cavity

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37
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Cavity that contains the spinal cord

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spinal cavity

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38
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Cavity that contains heart and lungs

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thoracic cavity

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39
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Cavity that contains stomach, liver, intestines

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Abdominal cavity

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Cavity that contains bladder, rectum, reproductive organs

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Pelvic cavity

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41
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Function of nervous tissues

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Control

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42
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Function of muscular tissues

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movement

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Function of connective tissues

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support

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Function of epithelium tissues

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cover

45
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Specialized cells of the nervous system that transmit messages

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Neurons

46
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Two major functions of nervous tissues

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excitability and conductivity

47
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3 types of muscle tissue

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skeletal, cardiac, smooth

48
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6 characteristics of skeletal muscle tissue

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Voluntarily controlled, striated, multi-nucleated, long cylindrical shape, attached to skeleton, contracts quickly

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7 characteristics of cardiac muscle tissue

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involuntary, striated, uni-nucleated, short branching cells, have intercalated disks, contracts quickly, only found in heart

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Main characteristic of connective tissue

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protect, support, and binds together other tissues

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Living cells surrounded by a non-living ground substance and fibers found outside cells

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extra-cellular matrix

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3 types of fiber types

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collagen, elastic, reticular

53
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Fiber that functions in strength

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collagen

54
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Fiber that functions in stretch and recoil

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elastic

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Fiber that functions in internal skeleton

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reticular

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5 types of connective tissue

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Bone, cartilage, dense connective tissue, loose connective tissue, blood

57
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Mature bone cells that sit inside lacunae

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Osteocytes

58
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What type of substance makes up hard matrix that surrounds osteocytes

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calcium salts, collagen fibers

59
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A resilient, semi-rigid form of connective tissue

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cartilage

60
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Mature cartilage cells that occur in spaces called lacunae

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chondrocytes

61
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What type of substance makes up hard matrix that surrounds condrocytes

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collagen and elastic fibers

62
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What type of cartilage is most abundant

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Hyaline

63
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4 places hyaline cartilage is found

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Ends of long bones, ventral ends of ribs, nose trachea larynx bronchi bronchioles, embryonic skeleton

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Cartilage that is highly compressible

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fibrocartilage

65
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3 places where fibrocartilage is found

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spinal column disks, menisci of knee, symphysis pubis

66
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Type of cartilage that tolerates repeated bending

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Elastic cartilage

67
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2 places where elastic cartilage is found

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epiglottis, external ear

68
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2 places dense connective tissue is found

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lower layers of skin (dermis), tendons and ligament

69
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What makes loose connective tissue different from dense connective tissue

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more cells and fewer fibers

70
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3 examples of loose connective tissue

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areolar, adipose, reticular tissues

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Type of loose connective tissue that protects internal organs

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areolar tissue

72
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Type of loose connective tissue that protects and insulates

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adipose tissue

73
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Type of loose connective tissue that forms framework for lymph nodes and spleen

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reticular tissue

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What kind of tissue is blood?

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Vascular

75
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4 primary functions of epithelial tissue

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protection, absorption, filtration, secretion

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4 examples of epithelial tissue

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skin, lining of body cavities, lining of respiratory tract, lining of digestive tract

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Difference between simple and stratified epithelium

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Simple: one layer of cells, stratified: more than one layer of cells

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What shape does squamous cells have

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flattened

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What shape does cuboidal cells have

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cube-shaped

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What shape does columnar cells have

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column-shaped

81
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3 examples of simple epithelial

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Air sacs of lungs, walls of capillaries, serous membranes lining ventral cavity

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3 examples of simple cuboidal epithelium

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Glands and ducts, walls of kidney tubules, surface of ovaries

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Columnar cells resting on a basement membrane but some are shorter than others and cell nuclei appear to be at different heights

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pseudostratified columnar epithelium

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Example of pseudostratified columnar epithelial

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Lining of respiratory tract

85
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Free edge cells are squamous, whereas the lower layrs closer to the basement membrane are cuboidal or columnar

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Stratified squamous epithelium

86
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3 examples of stratified squamous epithelium

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Esophagus, mouth, outer layer of skin

87
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3 examples of stratified epithelium

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Urinary bladder, ureters, urethra

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One or more cell sthat make and secrete a particular product

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gland

89
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5 examples of secretions by glands

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oil, perspiration, mucus, digestive enzymes, hormones

90
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Secrete hormones directly into bloodstream

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endocrine glands

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4 examples of endocrine glands

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thyroid, pituitary, ovaries, testest

92
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release secretion through ducts to the epithelial surface

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exocrine glands

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4 examples of exocrine glands

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liver, pancreas, sweat glands, oil glands

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3 types of epithelial membranes

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cutaneous, mucous, serous

95
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type of connective membrane

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synovial

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What defines a cutaneous membrane

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hardened epithelium tissue layer with an underlying dense fibrous connective tissue layer

97
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What type of body parts do mucous membranes line?

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Body cavities open to exterior

98
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What type of body parts do serous membranes line

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closed ventral body cavities

99
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two layers of serous membranes

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parietal, visceral

100
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2 functions of serous membranes

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reduce friction, cushion and protect

101
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3 parts of serous membranes

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peritoneum, pleura, pericardium

102
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Serous membrane that lines abdominal cavity

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peritoneum

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Serous membrane that lines around the lungs

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pleura

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Serous membrane that lines around the heart

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pericardium

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