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What is a Merkel cell?
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touch receptor
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Sweat from merocrine gland is:
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nonviscous, watery
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Major type of cell in epidermis (type of cell layer)
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keratinocyte (keratinized stratified squamous)
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Thick skin has ____ layers
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5
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Layers of thick skin:
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Stratum corneum, Stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum basale
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Thin skin has ___ layers, and is missing __________.
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4, stratum lucidum
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Features of stratum basale:
(type of cells, functions, location) |
deepest layer of epidermis
single layer of columnar or cuboidal cells keratinocytes predominate also has stem cells, melanocytes, Merkel cells Keratinocytes undergo mitosis to produce stem cells and cells that migrate to the stratum spinosum above |
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Features of stratum spinosum:
(type of cells, functions, location) |
located between basale and granulosum
many layers of keratinocytes deepest cells can divide (cells in this layer and stratum basale responsible for epidermal cell turnover) cells firmly attached by desmosomes contain dendritic cells |
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Features of stratum granulosum:
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3-5 layers of flattened keratinocytes
between spinosum and lucidum |
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Features of stratum lucidum
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above stratum granulosum
only present in thick skin 3-5 layers of keratinocytes with no nuclei |
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Features of stratum corneum
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outermost layer of epidermis
dead cells contain keratin sloughed off and continually replaced |
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Two layers of dermis: __________, composed of ___________; and ________ composed of __________
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papillary (superficial), areolar CT
reticular (deep), dense irregular CT |
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Dermis contains:
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BV, CT, fibroblasts, lymphatic vessels, collagen fibers, sweat glands, sebaceous glands, hair follicles, nail roots, nerve endings, arrector pili muscles
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________ layer of dermis has projections called _______ _________. (function)
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papillary, dermal papillae (increase surface area between dermis and epidermis, and decrease slippage)
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People of different skin color have __________ of melanocytes and _________ amounts of melanin
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the same #
different |
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In darker skin, melanin is located _______________, while in lighter skin it is _____________
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throughout epidermis; stratum corneum
in stratum basale only |
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__________ is the pigment in lips
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Hemoglobin
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Cyanosis:
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blue skin (oxygen deficiency)
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Erythema:
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red (erythrocytes are RBCs)
increased blood flow, dilated blood vessels |
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Pallor
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pale/ashen
decreased blood flow |
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Albinism
Vitiglio |
genetic lack of melanin (recessive disorder)
splotchy loss of melanin |
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Jaundice
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yellowing of skin and white of eyes due to bilirubin in blood
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Hematoma
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bruise
clotted blood showing through skin |
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Capillary hemangioma
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strawberry birthmark
fades, early childhood |
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Cavernous hemangioma
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can fade away by mid childhood
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port-winestain
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doesn't fade
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Basal cell carcinoma
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stratum basale
most common, least dangerous |
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Squamous cell carcinoma
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stratum spinosum
raised, red, scaly |
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melanoma
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melanocytes
most deadly, result of severe sunburn, especially as a child arise from moles |
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Acid burn
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forms an eschar, which helps limit depth of burn
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Base burn
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worse
forms a liquefaction eschar immediate threat to life: fluid loss, infection, effect of eschar |
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Eschar
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dead tissue
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First degree burn
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superficial thickness
involves epidermis redness, pain, slight edema (swelling) healing time: 3-5 days NO scar ex: mild sunburn |
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Second degree burn
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partial thickness
involves epidermis and dermis skin looks red, white, or tan blistered, very painful skin can regenerate from glands and hair and edges weeks to months to heal may scar (superficial partial thickness: usually no scar, moist, very painful, red with blister) (deep partial thickness: usually scars, dry, pressure pain, white, may blister) |
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Third degree
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full thickness
into hypodermis (through reticular dermis) no pain leathery, white/brown appearance months to heal skin grafts scarring, contractures, amputation |
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Fourth degree
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into muscle and bone
painless black and charred requires excision (amputation) patient may die |
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escharotomy
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cut through dead skin to allow for swelling
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Tissue regeneration
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replacement of dead or damaged cells by the same cell type; restores normal function
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Tissue fibrosis
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replacement of damaged tissue with scar tissue
does not restore normal function |
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Bleeding into wound is the _____ stage of healing.
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first
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__________&__________ : second stage of healing
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Scab formation and macrophage activity
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formation of ____________ is the third stage of healing
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granulation tissue
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_________ regeneration and __________ fibrosis : fourth stage of healing
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epithelial, CT
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Gangrene:
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tissue death due to an insufficient blod supply
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Tissue death that is not reversible
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necrosis
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Osteoprogenitor cells
type of cell location(s) Production will increase with _____________ |
stem cells
located in: endosteum, inner layer of periosteum, central canal Production will increase with bone stress & fractures |
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Osteoblasts
(function) |
synthesize organic material in bones (osteoid)
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Osteocytes
mature _________ live in ________ connected by _________ Function in homeostatic maintenance: |
osteoblasts
lacunae canaliculi blood concentrations of Ca and phosphate, bone density |
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Osteoclasts
function: develop from: |
bone resorption
bone marrow stem cells also multinucleated |
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Bone matrix: organic matter
makes up how much of bone matrix made of: what kind of strength |
1/3
collagen tensile (pulling from each end) |
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Bone matrix: inorganic matter
makes up how much of bone matrix made of: what kind of strength |
2/3
calcium phosphate salt compression strength |
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Inorganic material of bone matrix provides __________.
Without enough, bones are too ________. Related disease/disorder: ________ |
strength
soft rickets - mineral deficiency |
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Organic material of bone matrix provides _________.
Without enough, bones are too _________. Related disease/disorder: ________. |
flexibility
brittle osteogenesis imperfecta - improper collagen formation |
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Bone marrow -
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soft tissue in marrow cavity in a long bone and trabeculae of spongy bone
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Red marrow
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mostly in children
produces blood cells adults: primarily located in skull, vertebrae, ribs, sternum, & pelvis |
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Yellow marrow
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adults
fat - adipose tissue can convert to red in severe anemia |
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2 methods of bone formation:
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intramembranous and endochondrial ossification
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Intramembranous ossification
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begins in embryo; produces flat bone of skull, maxilla, zygomatic, mandible, clavicle
begins when embryonic CT thickens with a dense supply of BV |
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___________ stem cells -> ___________ cells -> osteoblasts
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mesenchynal, osteoprogenitor
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articulate cartilage is located where?
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at ends of bone
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articular cartilage is (vascular/nonvascular)
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nonvascular
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Interstitial growth
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bone grows in length;
dependent on growth of cartilage within the epiphyseal plate |
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Appositional growth
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bone grows in width
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5 microzones within epiphyseal plate
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Zone of reserve cartilage
cell proliferation cell hypertrophy calcification bone deposition |
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Zone of reserve cartilage
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normal, mature, healthy hyaline cartilage
furthest from marrow cavity |
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Zone of cell proliferation
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chondrocytes multiply by mitosis
bone growth occurs |
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Zone of cell hypertrophy
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chondrocytes enlarge
bone growth occurs |
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Zone of calcification
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minerals deposited in the matrix
destroys the chondrocytes |
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Zone of bone deposition
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lacunae walls break down and BV and osteoprogenitor cells invade
new matrix of bone is deposited |
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At maturity, epiphyseal cartilage production _______, and rate of osteoblast productivity _________.
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slows, increases
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Appositional growth occurs in the _____________.
osteoblasts deposit bone matrix called ____________ ___________. as they increase in #, bone grows _________ Osteoclasts in _________________ resorb bone matrix |
inner layer of periosteum
circumferential lamelae wider marrow cavity |
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Wolff's Law
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bone grows in response to the stress placed upon it
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Sesamoid examples
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patella, bones embedded in tendon of big toe
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Paranasal sinuses
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frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid, maxillary
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unfused cranial bones
ossify by 1 year old, except ___________ |
fontanels
anterior fontanel |
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Sella turcica
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saddle-shaped structure, houses pituitary gland
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cribriform plate
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part of ethmoid bone
roof of nasal cavity has olfactory foramina that olfactory nn go through |
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cleft palate
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maxillae fail to fuse along midline of palate
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inferior portion of septum
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vomer
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lacrimal bones
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smallest facial bones, contain lacrimal sacs (hold tear ducts)
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____ cervical vertebrae
____ thoracic ____ lumbar ____ sacral ____ coccygeal |
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12 5 5 4 |
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C1 -
C2 - |
atlas
axis |
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kyphosis
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thoracic vertebrae curvature (hunchback)
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lordosis
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exaggerated lumbar curve
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herniated disk: ________ leaks out into ________
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nucleus pulposus
anulus fibrosus |
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charcot foot
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bulge on bottom
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pes cavus
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high arch
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pes planus
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flat foot
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diarthrosis
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another name for synovial joints
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articular cartilage
composed of: located: |
hyaline cartilage without the perichondrium
articulating surface of bones smooth surface, minimal friction |
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_________ prevents articular cartilage from touching
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synovial fluid
synovial membrane |
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articular cartilage surrounded by ____________
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joint capsule
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joint capsule made up of
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fibrous capsule and synovial membrane
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synovial fluid distributes ______________, only when joints are moving
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nutrients
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tendon connects ______ to _______
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bone to muscle
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ligament connects
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bone to bone
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bursa
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little "purses" of synovial fluid encased in thin CT...can be found near synovial joints or bone to reduce friction or pressure
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