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Gabbie Exam 2 A&P

BIO141 Ch 4 and Ch 5

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Projections of loose connective tissue from the dermis, which extend upward between the adjacent ridges of the epidermis, are called ________. dermal papillae
Where is thick skin found? Palms of hands and soles of feet
In thick skin, dermal papillae lie on top of dermal ridges, which give rise to epidermal ridges called friction ridges
The network of blood vessels between reticular layer and hypodermis is the cutaneous plexus
The reticular layer of dermal folds at or near joints are flexure lines
What cell is responsible for pigment production in the skin? Melanocyte
What makes up the majority of hair and nails? keratin
What is carotene? yellow to orange pigment in the skin
The _________ in reticular layer are caused by many collagen fibers running parallel to skin surface. cleavage (tension) lines
Extreme stretching of skin can cause dermal tears, leaving silvery white scars called striae
What are sudoriferous glands? sweat glands
What is the lunule? thickened nail matric (half-moon)
What does melanin serves to protect cells from in the deeper layers of the epidermis? UV (ultraviolet) radiation
What is the medical term for the cuticle? eponychium
What is alopecia? hair loss
The coarse, long hair found on scalp and eyebrows terminal hair
The small band of smooth muscle attached to follicle that cause goose bumps arrector pili
The actively dividing area of bulb that produces hair cells hair matrix
area within scalp, where keratinization is still going on root
The area that extends above scalp, where keratinization is complete shaft
What are pili? hairs - flexible strands of dead, keratinized cells
Blanching or pale color related to anemia or low blood pressure pallor
Blue skin tone that can mean low oxygenation cyanosis
The study of tissues is called histology
secretions are discharged onto some external or internal body surface through a duct
What accounts for most of the volume of connective tissues extracellular matrix
What does nervous tissue do? Allows for internal communication
What does muscle tissue do? Contracts to cause movement
What is the function of epithelial tissue? Forms boundaries; protection, absorption/secretion
What is the function of connective tissue? Supports, protects and binds other tissues together
What are the two main forms of epithelia? Covering and lining Glandular
What is the term for the surface of epithelium that is exposed to surface or cavity? (upper free side) apical surface
What is the term for the lower attached side of epithelium that faces inwards toward body basal surface
What is the adhesive sheet that holds basal surface of epithelial cells to underlying cells? basal lamina
What is the reticular lamina? Under the basal lamina - consists of collagen fibers
What are the 5 special characteristics of epithelial tissues? Polarity (top & bottom); specialized contacts; AVASCULAR; supported by connective tissue; regeneration
Where do you find simple ethelium? lungs
What are the two types of simple squamous epithelium? Endothelium & mesothelium
Where do you find endothelium? lining of lymphatic vessels, blood vessels, and heart
Where do you find mesothelium? serous membranes in the ventral body cavity
Where do you find simple cuboidal epithelium? kidney
Where do you find simple columnar epithelium? digestive tract
Where do you find pseudostratified columnar epithelium? trachea
Where do you find keratinized stratified epithelium? skin
Where do you find nonkeratinized stratified epithelium? mouth
Where do you find stratified cuboidal epithelium? salivary glands
Where do you find stratified columnar epithelium? male urethra
Where do you find transitional epithelium? bladder
One or more cells that makes and secretes an aqueous fluid called a _______ secretion
What type of glands are internally secreting (example: hormones) endocrine - ductless
What type of glands are externally secreting (example: sweat) exocrine - ducts
What is an example of a unicellular exocrine gland? goblet cells and mucous cells
What is an example of a multicellular exocrine gland? salivary gland (you can have second servings)
A sugar-protein that can dissolve in water to form mucus, a slimy protective, lubricating coating mucin- comes from unicellular exocrine gland
What makes up multicellular gland duct and secretory unit
What is the difference between simple exocrine gland and compound exocrine gland? Simple exocrine glands have unbranched ducts, compound glands have branched ducts
Which gland has both simple and compound exocrine glands? Tubuloalveolar
How does an apocrine gland secrete? accumulate products within, but only apex ruptures (mammary cells/glands
What is the most abundant type of tissue in the body? connective tissue
Where do you find mesenchyme tissue embryo - becomes connective tissue
What are the 3 main elements of connective tissues? ground substance, fibers and cells
What is the most abundant and strongest type of fiber? collagen
Which type of fiber allows for stretch and recoil? elastin
Which type of cell is an immature form of cell that actively secretes ground substance and ECM fibers ? "Blast" cells
What are "cytes" cells? Mature, less active form of “blast” cell that now becomes part of and helps maintain health of matrix
What is the function of fat cells? Destroy self-esteem - JK store nutrients
What is the function of white blood cells? respond to injury and fight infection
What is the function of mast cells? start local inflammatory response to foreign stuff
What are macrophages? phagocytic cells that "eat" dead cells and microorganisms
Where do you find areolar loose connective tissue? under the skin
Where do you find adipose? breasts
Where do you find reticular loose connective tissue? spleen
What is the function of dense regular connective tissue? great resistance to pulling
Where do you find dense regular connective tissue? tendons
Where do you find dense irregular connective tissue? joints & skin
Where do you find elastic connective tissue? walls of large arteries
What type of cell makes the matrix for cartilage? chondroblasts during growth ; adult cells are chondrocytes
Where do you find hyaline cartilage? covers ends of long bones
Where do you find elastic cartilage? external ear
Where do you find fibrocartilage disc of knee joint
Is bone vascular? yes - it contains blood vessels
Is cartilage vascular? no
What is the most common blood cell in blood? Red blood cells
Where do you find smooth muscle? walls of hollow organs
Where do you find nervous tissue? brain
What are eccrine (merocrine) glands most common type of sweat gland - watery secretions
What are apocrine glands? found in axillary and anogenital areas after puberty
What are mammary glands? breasts - Got Milk?
What is sebum? oily secretions on skin and hair
What is defensin antimicrobial skin secretion in sweat
What helps skin protect the body? Acid mantle (low pH); Sweat and oil glands; macrophages and physical barrier (stratum corneum)
The _________ layer of the skin blocks most water and is made up of flat, dead keratinized cells. stratum corneum
The water the body makes during the day at rest insensible perspiration
The water the body makes designed to cool the body sensible perspiration
What vitamin is made in the skin and is required for Calcium absorption in the intestines? Vitamin D
What is the most common and least malignant skin cancer? basal cell carcinoma - cured by surgery
What type of skin cancer can metastasize and involves the stratum spinosum squamous cell carcinoma - radiation and surgery
What are the immediate dangers of burns? Dehydration, renal shutdown, infection
What is the "rule of nines?" how to estimate how much of the body surface area has been damaged by burns
What is a first degree burn? epidermis only
What is a second degree burn? Epidermis and dermis
What is a third-degree burn? full-thickness; all layers damaged
When are burns considered critical? 25%+ of the body has 2nd degree burns OR 10%+ of the has 3rd degree s
What is mucosae? membrane that lines body cavities that are open to the exterior (example: digestive, respiratory, urogenital tracts
What is serisae? membrane found in ventral body cavity
What is regeneration? same kind of tissue replaces destroyed tissue, so original function is restored
What is fibrosis? connective tissue replaces destroyed tissue, and original function lost
The layer of dense irregular tissue surrounding cartilage is perichondrium
Cells that are encased in the lacunae in cartilage chondrocytes
The type of cartilage that provides support, flexibility and also most common type of cartilage hyaline
Cartilage found in external ear and epiglottis elastic
Cartilage-forming cells in perichondrium secrete matrix against external face of existing cartilage and new matrix laid down on surface of cartilage appositional growth
Chondrocytes within lacunae divide and secrete new matrix, expanding cartilage from within and new matrix is made within cartilage interstitial growth
What minerals are stored in bone calcium and phosphorous
What are the long bones arms, legs, fingers, toes
What are the short bones carpals (writst) and tarsals (ankle)
What type of bone forms within tendons sesamoid
What are the flat bones sternum, skull, scapula, ribs
What are the irregular bones vertebrae and hip bones
What is another term for bone tissue osseous
Where is trabeculae found spongy bone - filled with red or yellow bone marrow
Where are osteons found compact bone
What covers the outside of compact bone periosteum
What covers the inside portion of compact bone endosteum
What is a diploe thin plate of spongy bone in short, irregular and flat bones (contains red bone marrow)
What is the diaphysis shaft of a long bone
What are the ends of the long bones called? epiphyses
What are the layers of the periosteum? fibrous layer and osteogenic layer
What is in the medullary cavity? In children - red marrow; In adults - yellow marrow (everything turns to fat when you get old :))
The term for unmineralized bone matrix osteoid
The cells that destroy bone osteoclasts
Where are osteoclasts located resorption bays
Another name for compact bone lamellar bone
What is the term for the structural unit of compact bone? osteon
An osteon cylinder consists of several rings of bone matrix lamellae
Lamellae that are not part of osteon - incomplete lamellae interstitial lamellae
These layers of lamellae extend around entire surface of diaphysis circumferential lamellae
What is the function of trabeculae? found in spongy bone - confer strength to bone
What are hydroxyapatites? mineral salts found in bone - makes bone hard
What is osteogenesis? process of bone formation
Bone forms by replacing hyaline cartilage Endochondral ossification - long bones
Bone develops from fibrous membrane Intramembranous ossification - skull
Bones increase thickness through appositional growth
Long bones grow lengthwise by longitudinal or interstitial growth
Bone lengthening stop at what age in females? 18 yrs old
Bone lengthening stop at what age in males? 21 years old
What is the most important hormone in stimulating the epiphyseal plate growth hormone
Bone remodeling consists of what two actions bone deposition and bone resorption
What cell makes new bone matrix osteoblasts
What cell is responsible for resorption? osteoclasts
What factors control bone remodeling? Hormones, mechanical stress,
What does parathyroid hormone (PTH) stimulate osteoclasts to resorb bone (so this will increase blood calcium levels)
High blood calcium levels will cause the thyroid gland to release this hormone calcitonin (this hormone will decrease blood calcium levels)
The _______ law states that bone growth or remodeling occurs in response to demands placed on them Wolf's law
What controls whether or not bone remodeling occurs hormones
What controls where bone remodeling occurs mechanical stress
What is the term for a break all the way through? complete fracture
What is the term for break that does not go all the way through? incomplete fracture
What is the term for a fracture when the skin is penetrated (bone is poking through the skin)? open or compound
What is the term for a fracture when the skin is not penetrated (bone is NOT poking through the skin)? closed or simple
Term for realigning the end of broken bones that are displaced reduction
The first step in fracture healing - torn blood vessels hemorrhage, forming mass of clotted blood called hematoma
What are the four stages of fracture healing (probably not on your exam - so don't stress) But I put it on mine hematoma formation, fibrocartilaginous callus formation, bony callus formation, bone remodeling
Condition of soft bones in children rickets
Condition of soft bones in adults osteomalacia
Condition of thin, brittle bone osteoporosis
Who is most at risk for osteoporosis? post-menopausal women
Which hormone drops during menopause that plays a role in the risk of osteoporosis? estrogen
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