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3 different regions of skin
epidermis, dermis, hypodermis
hypodermis is the _____layer of skin? is used to store what?
deepest (underneath skin) for fat storage
what type of tissue is the epidermis
stratified squamus keratinized epithelium
the cells of the epidermis?
keratinocytes/melanocytes/langerhan cells
keratinocytes are connected by what? produce what? they arise from where? Gives skin its ______property?
desosomes, keratin, stratum basale, protective
langerhans cells come from _____to the epidermis. they are what type of cells? what is their purpose?
bone marrow, phagocytes, ingest foreign substances and extend among surrounding keratinocytes.
melanocytes produce _____? stored where? taken up by nearby_____?
melanin, in membrane granules, keratinocytes,
layers of epidermis (5) deepest to shallowest
stratum basale, spinosum, granulosum, lucidum, corneum
stratum basale is the _____layer, sits atop___, contains _____&_____, cells divide_____. How many layers of cells?
deepest, basement membrane, melanocytes and keratinocytes, rapidly, one layer
stratum spinosum is spiny because?
of desosomes
stratum spinosum has how many layers of cells?, contains what types of cells? keratin filaments attach to firm_______
multiple layers, keratinocytes and langerhans, desosomes.
stratum granulosum ____cells thick, cells begin ______ process, ______ secreted
3-5, keratinization, waterproofing glycolipid
stratum lucidum is only on _____, __layer
palms and feet, clear
stratum corneum is the ___layer. How thick? all cells are _____
horny, 20-30, dead
connective tissue components of dermis
cells, fibers, ground substance
the dermis contains?
CT, hair follicles, sweat gland
hair follicles and sweat glands originally come from?
the epidermis and dig into the dermis
the papillary layer of the dermis is the ____layer. Contains_____-CT, ridges which are our ______, nourishes the _______
superficial, loose areolar, fingerprints, epithelium
recticular layer of dermis is the ____ portion of dermis, contians ___(3)____ types of CT, gives the dermis its ____and ____
main, dense/irregular/fiborus, strength and resiliency
hair is layers of __________and ___ cells pressed together
keratinized, dead,
hair begins growth where and ends up where?
begins in epidermis and is pushed down into dermis
texture of hair is determined by?
shape of shaft in cross section
the single cell layer at the base of hair is _____dividing
actively
what adds pigment to hair color
melanocytes
a folicle contains an outer_______ and a inner________
CT root sheath, epithelial root sheath
hard keratin in hair and nails has 2 advantages over soft keratin
1)tougher and more durable 2)individual cells do not break off
vellus hair
is soft/fine, on arms
terminal hair is what? where?
is coarse on eyebrows/scalp. axilla and pubic regions facial hair on men
growth cycle of hair folicle
active.....inactive.....shed
nails are heavily ______-epithelial cells
keratinized
thickened promixal end of nail that gives rise to the nail is called
nail matirx
what is lunula
the visible white skin coming up from nail matrix
what is the most numerous sweat gland?
merocrine
merocrine is made of what? and secreting it has what purpose
water, salts, thermoregulation
apocrine sweat glands are located where?
axilla, anogenital region
apocrine ducts empty into _______? contains what? what eats the organic materials in this sweat?
hair folicle, proteins&lipids, bacteria
what are the glands that secrete from the ear?
ceruminous gland
5 different types of glands
merocrine, apocrine, ceruminous, mammary, sebaceous
what is sebum
oily secretion
oil glands have what type of secretion?
holocrine
sebum is secreted into the ______
hair folicle
purpose of sebaceous gland (3)
water proofs, lubricates, and is anti-bacterial
sebaceous gland stimulated by
testosterone
5 main skin functions
protection, body temperature regulation, cutaneous sensation, vitamin D synthesis, and blood reservoir
what minimizes water loss or entry through skin?
oil and glycolipid secretion
what does our skin secrete that wards off bacteria? what is it about the sebum that the bacteria does not like?
bacteriocidal, the low PH
what are the skins 2 biological barriers?
macrophages of dermis and langerhans cells of epidermis
body temperature is regulated by a portion of the nervous system called?
autonomic
heat conservation is called?
vasoconstriction
evaporation and radiation of heat is done through?
vasodilation and sweating
through what can heat cold, pain etc. be monitored?
cutaneous sensation
how is calcium absorbed through the skin?
through Vitamin D synthesis
how does vitamin D synthesis work?
when sunlight bombards the skin molecules are converted into vitamin D and transported through the blood to help in metabolizing Calcium
how is skin a blood reservoir?
- highly vascular, can be urgently sent to other parts of the body
what does a burn do to a protein
denaturation
what is the immediate danger of a burn?longer term?
fluid loss, infection
why is there a great demand for calories when you get a burn?
tissue repair
first degree burn?
epidermal damage, heal in a few days, sunburn
second degree burn?
epidermis and upper dermis damage, blisters, takes weeks to heal
third degree burn?
full skin thickness, skin grafting required, no pain
basal cell carcinoma how common? growth? cure?
most common, slow growth, 99% cure
basal cell carcinoma is cancer of which cells?
keratinocytes
squamus cell carcinoma is cancer of which skin cells? growth? cure?
keratinocytes of stratum spinosum, rapid growth, good cure if caught early
malignant melanoma common? growth? cure?
5% of cancer, fast growth, generally fatal
ABCD rule is for what? what is it?
malignant melanoma
A-asemetry:2 sides of mole dont match
B-border: not smooth
C-color:multicolored
D-diameter:larger than 6mm
in aging skin less ____fibers, ______ _____reduced, loss of ______tissue, longer to _____
elastic, keratinocyte proliferation, subcutaneous, heal
in aging skin there is an increse in ____? causes an incresed risk of?
melanocytes, melanoma
5 functions of bone?
support, protection, movement, storage, blood cell formation
what is yellow marrow
fat storage in bone cavities
produced in cavities of a axial skeleton bones
red marrow
what are antagonistic pairs?
when skeletal muscles attach to bones and use them as levers
the matrix in bone stores which minerals?
calcium and phosphorus
outer solid layer of bone
compact
the weight reduction portion of bone?contains little needles called?
spongy, trabeculae,
bones that are longer than they are wide.......example?
long bones, phalanges
cube shaped bones....example?
short bones, wrist/ankle bones
what are sesamoid bones?
a special kind of short bone that form in tendons
flat bones?
thin and curved
the thick collar of compact bone that covers the medullary cavity? strores what?
diaphysis, fat
ephysis contains what layers?
outer shell of compact bone and interior of spongy bone.
the periosteums 2 layers are made of what and contain what?
1)outer layer- dense irregular connective tissue, attachment for tendons and ligaments
2)mostly cells, contains osteoclasts and osteoblasts
osteoclasts? osteoblasts?
break down bone, build up bone
interior CT lining within bone tissue? contains which 2 types of cells
endosteum, osteoblasts and osteoclasts
articular cartilage?
(hyaline)covers the joint surface of each epiphysis cushions bone ends and absorbs stress
short, flat and irregular bones are the same as long/short bones except?
they have no shaft or epiphysis and the interior spongy bone is called diploe.
what is hematopoietic tissue? found where?infants? adults?
red marrow, found in trabecular cavities, all bones of infants, only in axial skeleton of adults
compact bone has cilinders of bone called what? function?layers are called what
osteons, weight bearing, lamellae
what types of cells are in the lacunae of the osteons in between lamella of compact bone?
osteocytes
the cannal in compact bone that contain the blood vessels
central canal
the perforating canal comes from where? to do what?
comes from the periosteum to connect blood supply to central cannals
trabeculae are part of which type of bone? arranged along lines of ____? contain no_____?irregular _____? osteocytes in _____ with_____?
spongy bone, stress, osetons, lamellae, lacunae, canaliculi
the organic part of bone matrix is called? most important acpect is____, which gives it tensile strength which means?
osteoid, collagen, ability to stretch and twist
the inorgainic part of bone matrix is called? mostly composed of ____? gives it its hardness, meaning?
mineral, calcium phosphate salts, ability to resist compression
as an infant, before bones are hard they consist of?
hyaline cartilage or fibrous membranes
when fibrous membrane converts to bone its product is called? process is called?example?
membrane bone, intramembranous ossification, skull bones
hyaline conversion to bone product is called? process is called?
endochondral bone, endochondral ossification
appositional growth- what is added to outer surface? what cells help widen the bone, where do they come from? which cell destroy the inner surface, where do they come from?
osteons, osteoblasts from periosteum, osteoclasts from endosteum
in childhood trhe single most important stimulus of epiphyseal plate activity? released by what?
growth hormone, anterior pituitary gland
which hormones regulate growth hormone actions?
thyroid
sex hormones do what 3 things?
1)initial adolescence growth spurt
2)masculization and feminization of bones
3)finally induce epiphyseal plate closure
in bone remodeling osteoblasts do what?osteoclasts has an enzyme and a chemical that do what?
deposit bone matrix, lysosomal enzymes break down organic matrix, acids solubilize mineral salts
calcium is essential for (2) things
1-nerve and muscle activity 2-blood clotting
if blood calcium declines there is an incresed secretion of_______?
PTH (parathyroid hormone)
how does a hollowing of a bone shaft occur?
when weight is put on a bone it wants to bend, this bending compresses the bone on one side and stretches it on the other. they cancel each other out, so a hollow shaft forms
there is a thickening of compact bone where? why?
central shaft, because it is the point most likely to snap
when there is incresed muscle tension on a specific part of a bone what happens?
bones respond to muscle pull, so it thickens
bone has excellent what? why?
repair capacities, highly vascular
what is a hematoma?
mass of clotted blood from ruptured blood vessels
in a fibrocartilage callus invading cells coome? what do they do? (3)
phagocytes- clean up debris
fibroblasts-produces collagen fibers to connect broken bone ends
chondrocytes-secrete cartilage matrix
what is woven bone?
a.k.a bony callus, when osteoblasts and osteoclasts convert the fibrocartilage
4 steps to bone repair
1-hematoma
2-fibrocartilage callus
3-bony callus
4-remodeling
osteoporosis is what?
when bone resorption outpaces bone deposition
in osteoporosis bones become______? composition of ______is _____?
less dense, matrix, normal
most common fractures in osteoporosis?
vertebrae and neck of femur
for osteoporosis reduction in ____ after _____ increases bone_____
estrogen, menopause, resoprtion
what can you do to help osteoporosis?
excercize, vitamin D/calcium, estrogen supplementation
when bones weaken because they are inadequately mineralized?
osteomalacia
osteomalacia in children is called? caused by?
rickets, calcium or vitamin D deficiency
what is an immoveable joint called? the new system? old?
new: suture(short fibers) and synchondrosis (hyaline cartilage), old: synarthrosis
what is a freely movable joint? new? old system?
new: synovial (joint lined with lubricating synovial membrane)
old:diarthrotic
what is a slightly moveable joint? new? old system?
new:syndesmosis(longer fibers, tibia) and symphysis (firbrocartilage) old:amphiarthrosis
synovial joints contain what 3 things?
articular cartilage, joint cavity, articular capsule
the articular capsule has 2 parts? what are they made of and what do they do?
outer layer-(fibrous capsule) dense irregular CT

inner layer- (synovial membrane) different from connective tissue, resembles epithelium
the synovial fluid comes from ______by_______? Nourishes ______ in lacunae?
blood, filtration, chondrocytes
weeping secretion means what?
when synovial fluid is squeezed out of joint cavity when joint is used and then reabsorbed
2 different types of reinforcing ligaments? function?
ones that run outside joint capsule to thicken it or the ones that run inside the capsule
menisci are? function?
pads of fibrocartilage for joints between bones, improves fit between bone surfaces
what are bursae and tendon sheaths? function? where do you find them?
fibrous bags with synovial fluid, to separate rubbing surfaces, located: tendon, ligament, muscle, skin
a failure of synovial joint stability is called?
dislocation
factors that stablize interaction between bones preventing dislocation (2)? how important are they in stabilization? where is this most important?
1) articular surfaces: shapes of bones determine range of motion (not very stabilizing)
2)muscle activity: tendons of muscles have greatest importance.
important:shoulder, knee
"muscle tone"
constant low level muscle contraction
what stretches or tears without adaquate muscle activity?
ligaments
diarthrotic joints are classified according to ____________? determined by shape of _________?
range of motion permitted, articulating bone surfaces
a nonaxial joint makes what motions?
slipping/ gliding
a uniaxial joint has movement where?
in one plane
biaxial joint has movement where?
in two planes
multiaxial joint has movement where?
in all three planes of space
bone motion is produced by _____?
muscle pull
definition of the muscles origin?
muscle attached to immovable bone
definition of muscles insertion?
muscle attached to bone in motion
examples of nonaxial/gliding joints?
intercapal, tarsal, vertebral joints
examples of uniaxial hinge joints? 2 different motions?
1) humerus/ulna
*flexion and extension
examples of uniaxial pivot joints? 2 different motions?
1)radius/ulna
*pronation and supination
examples of condyloid biaxail joints? movements?
1)wrist-radius/carpals: motions-(flexion&extension/side to side)
2)hand-metacarpal/phalanges: motions-(flexion&extension/abduction&adduction)
examples of saddle biaxial joints? movements?
1)thumb: first metacarpal and carpal
* motions:opposition(pinky to thumb)& reposition
2 examples of multiaxial (ball and socket joints) and motions?
1)shoulder: humerous/scapula
2)hip:femur/os coxa
motions: flexion&extension, abduction&adduction, rotation&circumduction
2 special diarthrotic joints? movements?
1)jaw: temporomandibular joint
motions: protraction&retraction, elevation&depression(raising and lowering jaw)
2) foot: ankle: tibia, fibula
motions:dorsiflexion&plantar flexion
tarsal joints
*movements- inversion&eversion(truning sole medially and laterally)
examples of uniaxial hinge joints? 2 different motions?
1) humerus/ulna
*flexion and extension
examples of uniaxial pivot joints? 2 different motions?
1)radius/ulna
*pronation and supination
examples of condyloid biaxail joints? movements?
1)wrist-radius/carpals: motions-(flexion&extension/side to side)
2)hand-metacarpal/phalanges: motions-(flexion&extension/abduction&adduction)
examples of saddle biaxial joints? movements?
1)thumb: first metacarpal and carpal
* motions:opposition(pinky to thumb)& reposition
2 examples of multiaxial (ball and socket joints) and motions?
1)shoulder: humerous/scapula
2)hip:femur/os coxa
motions: flexion&extension, abduction&adduction, rotation&circumduction
2 special diarthrotic joints? movements?
1)jaw: temporomandibular joint
motions: protraction&retraction, elevation&depression(raising and lowering jaw)
2) foot: ankle: tibia, fibula
motions:dorsiflexion&plantar flexion
tarsal joints
*movements- inversion&eversion(truning sole medially and laterally)
because the shoulder joint is the most mobile joint in the body its______and ____ are sacrificed
strength and stability
shoulder joint has a shallow articular socket called? with a fibrocartlage rim called?
glenoid cavity, glenoid labrum
the 2 ligaments in shoulder joint are called what and located where?
coracohumeral ligament:anterior and superior
glenohumeral ligament: anterior
what is the best stablizing factor of shoulder joint?
muscle tendons
what is the tendon and group of muscles that give stability to shoulder joiint? function?
tendon of biceps brachii: pulls humerous against scapula
rotator cuff
rotator cuff is a group of muscles that arise from? tendons insert where? pull humerus _____ and _____ against scapula? vigorous circumduction results in?
scapula, superior portion of humerus, superior and medially, injury
injury of the shoulder is usually (2) different things? why?
dislocation: because joint renfprcement is superior and injury os inferior
shoulder seperation: only one bony attachment of shoulder to axial skeleton with the acromioclavicular and coracoclavicular ligament is these are damaged, shoulder sags
the shoulder is best stabilized by its? the hip? the knee?
muscles, ligaments, muscles and ligaments
the hip joint is better at stabilization than the shoulder because? (2) things
*deep socket and acetabular labrum(rim of fibrocartilage)
*strong ligaments: iliofemoral! supports body weight when standing
the knee is functionally a _____joint, but has some ______ or _____ movement?
hinge, rotation (biaxial)
the bands of fibrocartilage that lie between the femoral condyles and tibia? functions (3)?
medial and lateral miniscii, stabilization and shock absorption, deepen articular surface, prevent excess rotation
ligaments on outside of joint capsule of knee that prevent side to die mottion? they are attached to what?
fibular collateral ligament and tibial collateral ligament, medial meniscus
ligaments that are in the joint capsule of the knee? how are thwy attached? strength? prevents? named according to ?
Posterior cruciate ligament- originates anterior region of tibia, strong,prevents femur from going off tibia downhill
*anterior cruciate ligament- origionates posterior tibia, weaker, prevents backwards sliding
muscular factors that strengthen knee?
*tendons:reenforce joint capsule
*major muscles of thigh
the most serious injures of the knee are from______, when the _______ and the _______ligament tears
lateral blows, medial meniscus, collateral
A _______and _____ joint and acts mostly as a ____joint. what ligaments do you sprain in inversion?
ball and socket, hinge, calcaneofibular ligament and anterior talofibular ligament
a sprain is?
stretching or tearing of supporting joint ligament
a cartilage injury has difficulty what?
healing because of poor vasculazation
bursitis and tendonitis is?
inflammation and leaky capillaries, swelling, pain
what is arthritis?
damage to joints because of roughened articular surfaces, bone thickening, reduced mobility
rheumatoid arthritis? triggered by? tickening of ____membrane, damage of ____-surface
chronic inflamatory disease, triggered by infection, autoimmune disorder, swelling, synovial, articular
in gouty arthritis what happens?
uric acid crystallizes in joints