A & P 1

Front 1

cover enveloping the body; includes the epidermis, dermis, and all derivatives of the epidermis

Back 1

integument

Front 2

the epithelium of the integument

Back 2

epidermis

Front 3

connective tissue layer of skin internal to the epidermis; contains blood and lymph vessels, nerves, and nerve endings, glands, and usually hair follicles

Back 3

dermis

Front 4

subcutaneous layer of tissue internal to and not part of the integument

Back 4

hypodermis

Front 5

the most abundant cell type in the epidermis and found throughout the epidermis; cells that produce keratin

Back 5

keratinocyte

Front 6

protein that strengthens the epidermis, hair, and nails

Back 6

keratin

Front 7

pigment-producing cell in the basal layer of the epidermis

Back 7

melanocyte

Front 8

any of the dark brown-black pigments or yellow-red pigments that occur in the skin, hair, and retina

Back 8

melanin

Front 9

relating to touch

Back 9

tactile

Back 10

tactile cells

Front 11

phagocytic cells of the skin and mucous membranes

Back 11

dendritic cell

Back 12

eleiden

Back 13

thick skin

Back 14

thin skin

Front 15

class of yellow-red pigments widely distributed in plants and animals

Back 15

carotene

Back 16

papillary layer

Back 17

reticular layer

Front 18

supply of axons functionally connected with a structure of the body

Back 18

innervation

Front 19

narrowing of blood vessel lumen

Back 19

vasoconstriction

Front 20

increased blood vessel lumen

Back 20

vasodilation

Back 21

arrector pili

Front 22

soft waxy secretion of the ceruminous gland; found in teh external auditory meatus

Back 22

cerumen

Front 23

vitamin D

Back 23

cholecalciferol

Back 24

calcitriol

Front 25

meshwork

Back 25

trabeculae

Back 26

cartilage

Front 27

band or sheet of dense regular fibrous tissue that connects structures; usually bones

Back 27

ligament

Front 28

cord of dense regular connective tissue that connects muscle to bone

Back 28

tendon

Front 29

formation and development of blood cells

Back 29

hemopoiesis

Front 30

elongated, usually cylindrical part of a long bone between its two ends; the long shaft of the bone

Back 30

diaphysis

Front 31

inner region of an organ

Back 31

medulla/medullary cavity

Front 32

expanded knobby region at the end of a long bone

Back 32

epiphysis

Front 33

section of a long bone between the epiphysis and the diaphysis

Back 33

metaphysis

Front 34

relating to a joint

Back 34

articular

Front 35

layer of hyaline cartilage located between a long bone diaphysis and epiphysis; allows longitudinal growth of a bone

Back 35

epiphyseal plate

Front 36

the remnant of the epiphyseal plate that remains when long obone growth ceases; thin defined area of a compact bone

Back 36

epiphyseal line

Front 37

layer of cells lining the inner surface of bone in the medullary cavity

Back 37

endosteum

Front 38

thick fibrous membrane covering the entire external surface of a bone xcept for the articular cartilage on the epiphyes

Back 38

periosteum

Front 39

layer of dense irregular connective tissue around the surface of cartilage

Back 39

perichondrium

Front 40

precursor to bone cells

Back 40

osteoprogenitor

Back 41

osteoprogenitor cells

Front 42

bone forming cell

Back 42

osteoblast

Front 43

larg cell type that functions in the absorption and removal of bone connective tissue

Back 43

osteoclast

Front 44

bone cell in a lacuna within the bone matrix

Back 44

osteocyte

Front 45

actively mitotic form of a matrix forming cell found in developing and growin cartilage

Back 45

chondro blast

Front 46

mature nondividing cartilage cell

Back 46

chondrocyte

Front 47

natural mineral structure that the crystal lattice of bone and teeth closely resembles

Back 47

hydroxyapatite

Front 48

process in which structures in the body become hardened as a result of deposited calcium salts; normally occurs only in the formation of bone and teeth

Back 48

calcification

Front 49

bone formation

Back 49

ossification

Front 50

functional unit of compact bone tissue

Back 50

osteon

Front 51

what is another name for an osteon

Back 51

haversian system

Front 52

layer of bone connective tissue

Back 52

lamella

Front 53

small space, cavity or depression

Back 53

lacuna

Front 54

small canal or channel

Back 54

canaliculus

Back 55

canaliculi

Front 56

bone formation that takes place within a membrane; the formation of flat bones

Back 56

intramembranous ossification

Front 57

bone formation that takes place within hyaline cartilage; used to form most bones of the body

Back 57

endochondral ossification

Front 58

decreased calcification or density of bone

Back 58

osteopenia

Front 59

medical condition characterized by decreased bone mass and increased susceptibility to fracture

Back 59

osteoporosis

Front 60

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