Test 5 And 6 Flashcards
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Receptor in skin
Tactile corpuscle- close to surface
Lamellar corpuscles- deep dermis
Structure of the dermis
Papillary layer
Reticular layer
What do sweat glands creat?
Perspiration
What do sebaceous glands creat?
Oil for the hair and skin
Sweat glands medical name
Sudoriferous
What gives skin its color?
Skin pigment
Melanocytes
What is the largest lower bone
Femur
Different parts of a long bone
Diaphysis Medullary Epiphyses Articular cartilage Periosteum Endosteum
What is yellow bone marrow?
An inactive
Fatty form of marrow
Found in adult skeleton
Diarthroses structure
Articular cartilage
Joint cavity
Joint capsule
Synovial membrane
What is periosteum?
Strong fibrous membrane covering a long bone everywhere except at joint surfaces.
What is endosteum?
A thing membrane that lines the medullary cavity
Epiphysis
Ends of the bone
Red bone marrow fills it’s small space in a spongy bone
Diaphysis
A hollow tube made of hard, compact bone
2 divisions of the skeleton
Axial skeleton
Appendicular skeleton
Osteoblasts
Forms new bone
Osteoclasts
Reabsorbs bone
Destroys bones
Osteocytes
Mature bone cell
Inactive
Osteons
Structural units
Epiphyseal plate
Cartilage between the epiphyses and diaphysis
Epiphyseal line
Marks location where two centers of ossification have fused
Serous membrane
Basment membrane
Covers the surfaces of organs
Mucous membrane
Lines body surfaces opening directly to the exterior
What’s is the protein in the skin that is waterproof?
Keratin
