Integument System, Skeletal System and Muscular System

Use these note cards to study the integument system the skeletal system and the muscular system

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The vertebrate integument system arises from which embryonic layer?
Ectoderm
Name the functions of the vertebrate integument system.
* protection* heat control* helps hold shape of the organism
What are the two general layers found in all vertebrate integuments?
Epidermis and dermis
What embryological layer does the skeletal system arise from?
Mesoderm
Name the functions of the skeletal system.
* gives the body shape* supports weight* made up of a system of levers* protection
What are the 3 mesodermal origins of the muscular system?
* mesenchyme* hypomere* paraxial mesoderm
What arises from the mesenchyme?
Smooth muscles of blood vessels and some viscera
What arises from the hypomere
Smooth muscles of alimentary tract
What arises from the paraxial mesoderm?
Skeletal muscles
What are the functions of the muscular system?
Locomotionmovement of blood through the body
What are the three structural forms of the skeletal system?
CraniumAxialAppendicular
What are the 4 components of the axial skeleton?
VertebraeRibsSternumGastralia