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Positive feedback includes:
Blood clotting and uterine contractions
Drinking water until hydrated is an example of _________ feedback
negative
Mouth region:
Buccal
Arm region:
Brachial
Front elbow region:
antecubital
Belly button region:
Umbilical
Front of hip region:
Inguinal
Leg region:
Femoral
Back shoulder region:
Scapular
Lower back:
lumbar
Back of knee:
Popiteal
Calf region:
Sural
4 Main Types of Tissues:
Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, and Nervous
Simple Squamous Epithelial Tissue –
Simple, single flat layer. Found in places that need exchange or rapid diffusion (Example: Lining blood vessels and lungs)
Stratified Squamous ET –
Many layers for protection. On skin and esophagus.
Simple Cuboidal ET –
Glandular cells that make products, filtering
Simple Columnar ET –
Digesting and absorbing nutrients
Pseudostratified ciliated columnar –
Looks like it has layers. Has cilia. Found in trachea and uterine/fallopian tubes. General function is movement.
Transitional ET -
Stretchy. In bladder
Exocrine gland
(Sweat glands, etc. Secretes to outside of the body and mucus membranes)
Endocrine gland
Pancreas, etc. Produces into the blood stream
Connective tissue has ____ cells (mostly matrix), but is the ______ common cell with lots of variation.
few...most
“Histology” is….
the study of tissues
The 6 types of connective tissue:
Dense Fibrous Regular CT, Adipose CT, Areolar CT, Osseous CT, Cartilage CT, and Blood
Dense Fibrous Regular CT –
For flexible support. Collagen fibers everywhere with just a few cells. The cells that produce collagen are call fibroblasts. Underneath the skin. (There is also Dense Fibrous “Irregular”.)
Adipose CT –
Fat. For cushion, insulation, energy. Found around the heart, superficial to the skin, greater omentum.
Areolar CT –
Providing ample blood supply because of a mix of fibers: collagen, elastic, reticular. Also has lots of white blood cells to fight infection. Underneath epithelial layers. Sometimes called lamina propria
Osseous CT –
Gives strong support. Bones, duh. Bone is composed of cells called “osteocytes”. Matrix has 2 things: Calcium salts (to make it hard) and collagen (to make it flexible).
eft. Divides into top and botto
Cartilage CT –
Provides flexible support. Composes nose, ears, tracheal supports, connecting rib bone to sternum (costal cartilage), in bone joints (articular cartilage). Three types of cartilage: Hyaline, fibrous, and elastic
Hyaline cartilage connective tissue -
Nose, tracheal support, costal cartilage
Fibrous cartilage connective tissue -
intervertebral discs, inside knee “meniscus, pubic symphysis (relaxes to allow childbirth)
Elastic Cartilage -
ears, epiglottis
Blood CT –
Transportation. The only connective fibers are there during a blood clot
Study of the function of living things –
physiology
Sagittal Section –
Divides the down the body/organ, from top to bottom. Divides into left and a right. (Mid sagittal, Para sagittal)
Transverse Section –
A slice from right to left. Divides into top and bottom. (also “Cross section”)
A person laying face down is:
prone
Abdominal area is divided two different ways:
Quadrants and regions.
Abdominal regions from the patient’s top right:
Right hypochondriac, epigastric, and left hypochondriac // Right lumbar, umbilical, and left lumbar // Right iliac, hypogastric, and left hypogastric.
Sterile membrane -
a membrane with no normal exposure to outside pathogens
Parietal pleura –
(“Wall”-“lung”)
Visceral pleura –
(“Internal”-“lungs”)
Plural cavity –
Space between parietal and visceral layers. Contains serous fluid, which reduces friction.
Pleurisy –
lung membrane infection
Parietal pericardium -
(“Wall”-“around heart”)
Visceral pericardium –
(“Internal” – “around heart”)
Percarditis –
Inflammation of pericardial cavity
Pericardial Cavity –
Contains serous fluid to reduce friction within the heart
Visceral peritoneum –
(“Internal”- “around intestines”)
Parietal peritoneum –
(“Walls”-“around intestines”)
Peritonitis –
Inflammation of the area between the membranes in the intestines
Sudoriferous gland:
Sweat glands that are small tubular structures situated within and under the skin. They discharge sweat by tiny openings in the surface of the skin.
Eccrine -
cover all surfaces and cools off and lubricates
apocrine -
activates at puberty. Found in armpits/groin. The source of body odor.
Sebaceous gland –
Makes oil in the hair gland.
Arrector pili muscle –
Pulls the hair up to stand on end
Hypodermis –
Also called “subcutaneous”
Stratum corneum –
the “hard” top layer of skin
Melanocytes –
produces melanin
Stratum basale –
Produces the stratified squamous
Adipose –
Stores triglycerides
Cutaneous membrane:
Skin. Epidermis epithelium on top of dermis connective tissue.
Mucous membranes:
line body cavities that open to outside (respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive tracts). Epithelium on top of lamina propria (areolar connective tissue).
Serous membranes:
line body cavities that are not exposed to outside. They consist of two layers and secrete a thin fluid (serous fluid) into the space between the two layers. This fluid reduces friction when intestines move; when the lungs expand; and when the heart beats.
Somatic –
voluntary. Controls skeletal muscles.
Autonomic –
involuntary. Divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic. Controls smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands
Motor output –
efferent
Sensory input –
afferent
Wernicke’s Area –
a key vocabulary area of the brain.
Hypothalamus of the Diencephalon -
In charge of creating homeostasis (Balance in temperature, thirst, hunger, sleep)
Axon –
The projection going out from the cell body of the neuron.
Nucleus –
CNS: A group of cell bodies in the brain or the spinal cord
Tract –
Group of axons in the CNS is a tract
Ganglion –
PNS: group of cell bodies in the PNS. (Found outside of the spinal cord, solar plexus, and behind they eye)
Nerve –
A group of axons in the PNS
Lobe responsible for voluntary motor output:
Voluntary activity via the precentral gyrus (AKA, the primary motor cortex) in the frontal lobe
Memory and olfactory pathways sometimes cross in:
Temporal lobe
The 4 Brain regions:
Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Diencephalon, Brain Stem
The three structures that form the diencephalon:
hypothalamus, thalamus, and Epithalamus
Meninges –
the layers of membranes that envelope the central nervous system,
The three meninge, from superficial to deep:
Dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater
Produces Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF)
choroid plexus
The three parts of the brainstem:
midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata
Main function of the cerebellum:
Coordinate fine motor movement:
Layer if the dura mater that attaches to the skin:
Periosteum
Large sinus that collects CSF returning to the blood. Between the two hemispheres:
superior sagittal sinus.
Lysozymes –
antimicrobial substance in tears, saliva, and sweat
Retina –
layer of the eyes with neuronal receptors
Eustacian tube –
Structure that connects the throat with the middle ear
Cornea –
Part of the eye that lacks blood supply to it isn’t rejected if transplanted
Oculomotor controls _________, _________, _________, and _________ eye muscles
superior, inferior, and medial rectus, and inferior oblique
The lens of the eye _____ to see far away
bends
Sound waves vibrate the ______ membrane (eardrum) which transmits the movement to the ______, which moves the gel in the cochlea.
Tymphanic….ossicles
Cells that myelinate axons in the central nervous system –
olydendrocytes
The sight on the neuron that fires the action potential if the stimulus is strong enough –
Axon hillock
Action potentials “jump” from one node of ranvier to another through -
salutatory conduction.
Cells that myelinate axon in the PNS –
Schwann Cells
Meninge layer with blood vessels –
pia mater
Procedure in which a small amount of CSF is removed from below the spinal cord –
spinal tap/lumbar puncture
Cells that are ciliated and help to circulate CSF –
Ependymal
Falx cerebri -
Layer of dura mater that separates the cerebral hemispheres
Diencephalon is part of the ______ brain (limbic system)
emotional
Cerebrospinal fluid circulates within the _______ and is returned to the blood stream via the _________
subarachnoid space, arachnoid villi
Microglia cells have many functions:
waste recycling, circulating cerebrospinal fluid, and myelinating CNS axons.
The lateral ventricles are connected to the third ventricle by –
The intventricular foramen
Structure involved in emotional gesturing –
cingulate gyrus
Brain cancer is more likely caused by _______ cells instead of _______
neuroglial, neuron
The spinal nerve contains _____ and _____ neurons
sensory, motor
Action potential –
What causes calcium channels to open in the axon terminal?
Dorsal root ganglion –
location of the PNS cell bodies
Phenatic nerve –
controls the diaphram
Dopamine:
The “feel good/reward” NT. Fine-tunes motor movements.
Glutamate:
Learning and memory. Involved in OCD and addiction.
Serotonin:
Mood drug/regulation. Deficiency results in depression. Anti-depressants block reuptake.
GABA:
Primary inhibitory NT, alcohol and Valium releases GABA.
Acetylcholine:
In the brain, but also released onto skeletal muscles. Mediator of parasympathetic functions.
Norepinephrine:
Feel good NT. Mediate of sympathetic actions
Spinal bifida –
when the vertebral arch does not completely close in a young baby
Hypoglossal –
nerve that moves the tongue
Perineurium –
surrounds each fascicle in a muscle
-neurim –
nerve
-steum –
bone
-mysium -
muscle
Adrenaline –
released onto the adrenergic receptors or their effectors
T1-L2 –
Location of the sympathetic neurons’ originations
Cranial nerve III (oculomotor) causes two parasympathetic effects:
constricts pupil and bends lens (to see close)
Glycogenesis –
the process of converting amino acids and fatty acids into glucose
Sympathetic chain ganglia –
Location where many sympathetic preganglionic fibers synapse with postganglionic neurons
_______ glands release epinephrine (adrenaline) directly into the blood stream when stimulated by sympathetic fibers
adrenal
Foramen through which three cranial nerves pass (including the vagus) –
Jugular foramen
Periosteum contains –
osteoprogenitor cells
Mandibular -
Branch of the trigeminal nerve that moves chewing muscles
Osteclasts –
move over the bone secreting HCl and lysozymes
Osteoblasts move like _____ until they settle in one spot and produce bone matrix
amoebas
Intervertebral discs -
Made of collagen fibers (annulus fibrousus) on the outside, Nucleus pulposus on the inside.
Nucleus pulposus –
A glycoprotein that makes of the inside of intervertebral discs. Draws water to it through osmotic pressure.
Lumber curvature –
last to develop, when a child is beginning to walk
Lordosis –
abnormal or overproduced lumber curvature
Perforating canal –
contains blood vessels, arteries, nerves, and is the main blood supply to the osteons
A Band –
Where myosin and actin overlap. The dark part. “It’s myosin and clan, it’s the A Band”.
I Band –
Actin-only. The lighter striation. (“Tall and thin, it’s actin!”)
H zone –
Myosin only
Z discs/line –
The anchors between actin fibers. The borders of the sarcomere.
Motor unit –
A motor neuron and all the skeletal muscles that it stimulates
Sarcomere –
contractile unit of muscle tissue
Fassicle –
a discrete bundle of muscle cells
Endomysium –
connective tissue around each muscle
Synarthroses –
“Together joint”. Immoveable joint. Such as sutures. Made of fibrous connective tissues
Amphiarthroses –
“Both joint”. Slightly moveable. Joint made of fibrocartilage. Such as pubic symphysis and the intervertebral discs
Synovial –
“Together with egg”. Fluid looks like egg whites. Most joints are synovial.
_________ binds to troponin
calcium
Sarcoplasmic reticulum –
area of calcium storage in a muscle
Tropomyosin –
protein that covers myosin-binding sites on actin
Hydrolysis of ATP –
Process that cocks myosins head into the high-energy configuration
Myglobin –
stores oxygen in muscle cells, makes them appear darker
Glycolysis –
(Glucose > pyruvate) 2 atp made (45 secs worh). Waste: Lactic acide
Creatine phosphate –
Direct phosphorilation of ADP > ATP) 1 atp made (10 secs worth). Waste: creatine
Oxidative phosphorilation –
(Pyruvate + O2 > ATP + CO2) 32 ATP made.
Concentric –
Muscle actively shortens. Such as the Bicep curl.
Eccentric –
Muscle actively lengthens
Isometric contractions –
Muscle length remains the same. Thanks to stretchy, bungy Titin (not classicly considered a contraction)
Cranial nerves are part of the ______ nervous system
peripheral