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90 Cards in this Set
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Forms forehead |
frontal bone |
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Form inferior lateral aspect of cranium; contain zygomatic process |
temporal bone |
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For prominence of cheek & floor of each orbit |
zygomatic bone |
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Does not articulate w/ any other bone |
hyoid bone |
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Only moveable skull bone |
mandible |
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5 Fused vertebrae |
sacrum |
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5 Largest vertebrae |
lumbar |
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4 Smallest fused vertebrae |
coccyx |
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This set of 7 vertebrae includes the atlas & axis |
cervical |
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These 12 vertebrae articulate w/ ribs |
thoracic |
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Largest triangular flat bone |
scapula |
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S-shaped bone lying horizontally in the superior & anterior part of thorax |
clavicle |
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Articulates distally w/radius & ulna |
humerus |
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Located on medial aspect of forearm |
ulna |
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Located on lateral aspect of forearm |
radius |
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Longest, heaviest bone in the body |
femor |
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Larger, medial bone of the leg |
fibula |
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Sesamoid bone of knee |
patella |
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Heel bone |
calcaneus |
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Fibrous joint that unites bones of the skull |
suture |
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Fibrous joint between tibia & fibula |
syndesmosis |
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Joint w/ a cavity between bones |
synovial |
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Joint between 2 pelvic bones |
symphysis |
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The epiphyseal growth plate |
synchondrosis |
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Smooth slippery layer covering the opposing surfaces of articulating bone |
articular cartilage |
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Dense irregular connective tissue that attaches to the periosteum of articulating bones |
fibrous membrane |
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The strength of these dense fibrous bundles is one of the principal mechanical factors that holds bones close together |
ligaments |
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Clear, viscous liquid rich in hyaluronic acid |
synovial fluid |
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Fibrocartilage pads that lie between articular surfaces |
menisci |
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Contractile protein of thick filaments |
myosin |
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Hydrolyses ATP |
myosin |
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Binds calcium |
troponin |
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Provides elasticity |
titin |
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Binds myosin in presence of calcium |
actin |
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Carries action potential along muscle cells |
sarcolemma |
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Contractile unit |
sarcomere |
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Space between ells of neuromuscular junction |
synaptic cleft |
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Fuses w/ plasma membrane to release acetylcholine |
synaptic vesicles |
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Sequesters calcium |
sarcoplasmic reticulum |
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Not striated |
smooth |
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Single nucleus |
smooth & cardiac |
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Has no transverse tubules |
smooth |
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Few if any mitochondria |
smooth |
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Involuntary |
smooth & cardiac |
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Diaphragm |
breathing |
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Vastus lateralis |
relative size |
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Platysma |
shape |
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Sphincter |
principal action |
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Triceps brachii |
number of tendon of region |
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Skull |
cranial |
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Eye |
orbital |
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Cheek |
buccal |
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Armpit |
axillary |
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Arm |
brachial |
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Regulates body activities through action potentials: receives sensory input, interprets & responds |
nervous |
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Regulates body activities through hormones transported in blood to target organs |
endocrine |
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Regulates body activities through hormones transported in blood to target organs |
endocrine |
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Eliminates water & regulates volume and composition of blood |
urinary |
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Transports O2 & nutrients to cells and carries waste away from cells |
cardiovascular |
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Powers movement & stabilizes body protein |
muscular |
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A single layer of flat cells where filtration is main process |
simple squamous epithelium |
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Cube-shaped cells functioning in absorption |
simple cuboidal epithelium |
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Wavelike motion of cilia propels in material through lumen of bronchioles |
ciliated simple columnar epithelium |
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Cells change shape w/stretch as in the urinary bladder |
transitional epithelium |
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Cells w/ microvilli & goblet cells lining digestive tract |
nonciliated simple columnar epithelium |
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Loose connective tissue specializing in triglyceride storage |
adipose tissue |
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Contains bundles of collagen arranged in parallel patterns |
dense regular connective tissue |
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Tissue found in lungs that is strong & can recoil back to original shape after being stretched |
elastic connective tissue |
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Tissue contains network of elastic fibers providing strength, elasticity, & maintenance of shape in external ear |
elastic cartilage |
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Tissue provides strength & rigidity and is the strongest of the 3 types of cartilage |
fibrocartilage |
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Produces protein that protects underlying tissue form heat, microbes, & chemicals |
keratinocyte |
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Produces pigment to absorb UV light |
melanocyte |
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Most abundant cell in the epidermis |
keratinocyte |
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Resident macrophage |
Langerhans cell |
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Function in touch |
Merkel cell |
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Layer attached to underlying basement membrane |
epidermis |
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Areolar & adipose tissue attaches skin to underlying organs |
hypodermis |
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Deep portion of dermis composed of dense irregular connective tissue |
reticular region |
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Superficial region of dermis composed of areolar connective tissue |
papillary region |
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Avascular region |
epidermis |
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Cells that secrete the components that form bone |
osteoblasts |
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Mature cells that maintenance bone metabolism |
osteocyte |
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Microscopic unit of compact bone |
osteon |
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Resident macrophages |
osteoclasts |
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Lattice of thin columns of bone |
trabeculae |
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Decrease blood calcium; increases calcium deposition in bone |
calcitonin |
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Increases blood calcium by increasing calcium reabsorption from bone |
parathyroid hormone |
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Increases blood calcium by increase calcium absorption from digestive tract |
calcitriol |
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Increases blood calcium by increase calcium reabsorption from renal filtrate |
parathyroid hormone |
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Most abundant protein in bone |
collagen |
