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The study of tissues?
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Histology
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What are the three shapes of the epithelium and what are their functions?
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Shapes= columnar, cuboidal, and columnar
functions= absorption and secretion |
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1.)connects epithelial cells to rest of the body
2.) specialized top part |
1.) basement membrane
2.) apical surface |
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What are the different types of connective tissues?
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Loose, dense, bone, and blood
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What are the functions of the different connective tissues?
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Loose= separate sking and muscle; padding
dense= tendons and ligaments, muscle to bone, and bone to bone |
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What is the most common type of cartilage? does it have a blood supply?
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Hyaline cartilage; no blood supply
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What type of membrane is skin?
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Cutaneous membrane
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What are the three functions of the skin?
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Protection, temperature maintenance, excretion and secretion
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Can Lucy Grow Spanish Basil?
note: part of the epidermis |
Can= stratum corneum: tough, tightly packed dead cells.
Lucy= stratum lucidum Grow= stratum granulosum Spanish= stratum spinosum Basil= stratum basale: base or bottom layer; cells grow and divide. |
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1.)a specialized cell in the deeper layers of the stratified squamous epithelium of the skin, responsible for the production of melanin.
2.) yellow-brown pigment produced by melanocytes |
1.)melanocytes
2.) melanin |
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Characteristics of:
1st degree burn 2nd degree burn 3rd degree burn |
1st = superficial burn; epidermis intact and function properly
2nd= partial-thickness burn; damage in dermis; most painful; blisters 3rd= full-thickness burn; both dermis and epidermis are destroyed; no pain; prone to infection |
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1.) the "oil glands"/ holocrine
2.) the sudoriferous glands/ eccrine |
1.) sebaceous gland
2.) sweat gland |
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More _____ = darker skin
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Melanin
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What are the functions of the skeletal system?
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-support
-protection -storage - blood cell production |
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What are the 3 components of the AXIAL skeleton?
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-skull and associated bones
- thoracic cage - vertebral column |
