Vocab. Skin Flashcards

1
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Superior

A

Up

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Inferior

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Down

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Anterior

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Forward

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Posterior

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Behind

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5
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Proximal

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Close

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Distal

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Far

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7
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Lateral

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Outwards

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Medial

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Inwards

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9
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Epidermis

A

Outer layer of skin

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10
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Dermis

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Inner layer of skin holding nerves, sweat glands, and muscles

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11
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Melanocytes

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The things in your skin that contain melanin

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12
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Melanin

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The pigment in your skin that gives your skin color

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13
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Pores

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Where your sweat glands push out sweat

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14
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Follicles

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Where your hair is in your skin

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15
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Vertebrae

A

Spine bones

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16
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Joints

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Where bones connect to allow movement

17
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Ligaments

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a short band of tough, flexible, fibrous connective tissue that connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint

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Cartilage

A

Fake bone

19
Q

Osteoporosis

A

A disease when your bones gets weak

20
Q

Axial skeleton

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is the part of the skeleton that consists of the bones of the head and trunk of a vertebrate.

21
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Appendicular Skeleton

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is the portion of the skeleton of vertebrates consisting of the bones that support the appendages

22
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Involuntary Muscle

A

A muscle reacts on its own.

23
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Voluntary Muscle

A

A muscle that you control with your mind

24
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Tendon

A

Muscle that attaches to bone

25
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Striated muscle

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Muscle that appears banded