Physiology Final (part II)

Second part of the physiology stuff.

30 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

Cards In This Set

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The study of tissues?
Histology
What are the three shapes of the epithelium and what are their functions?
Shapes= columnar, cuboidal, and columnar
functions= absorption and secretion
1.)connects epithelial cells to rest of the body
2.) specialized top part
1.) basement membrane
2.) apical surface
What are the different types of connective tissues?
Loose, dense, bone, and blood
What are the functions of the different connective tissues?
Loose= separate sking and muscle; padding
dense= tendons and ligaments, muscle to bone, and bone to bone
What is the most common type of cartilage? does it have a blood supply?
Hyaline cartilage; no blood supply
What type of membrane is skin?
Cutaneous membrane
What are the three functions of the skin?
Protection, temperature maintenance, excretion and secretion
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.
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
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
1.) the "oil glands"/ holocrine
2.) the sudoriferous glands/ eccrine
1.) sebaceous gland
2.) sweat gland
More _____ = darker skin
Melanin
What are the functions of the skeletal system?
-support
-protection
-storage
- blood cell production
What are the 3 components of the AXIAL skeleton?
-skull and associated bones
- thoracic cage
- vertebral column