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The standard position of the human body is the __________
anatomical position
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Axial relating to:
- head
- neck
- trunk
- axis of the body
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Appendicular relating to:
- limbs
- attachments to the axis
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Abdominal pertaining to:
the anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs
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Acromial pertaining to:
the point of the shoulder
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antebrachial pertaining to:
forearm
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Antecubital pertaining to:
the anterior surface of the elbow
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Axillary pertaining to:
the armpit
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Brachial pertaining to:
arm
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orbital
bony eye socket (orbit)
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patellar
anterior knee (kneecap region)
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Sternal
region of the breastbone
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olecranal
posterior aspect of the elbow
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perineal
region between the anus and external genitalia
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scapular
scapula or shoulder blade area
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vertebral
area of the spinal column
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lumbar
area of the back between the ribs and hips
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Medial
toward the midline
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Lateral
away from the midline
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Cephalad (cranial)
toward the head
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Proximall
nearer the trunk or attached end
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Distal
Farther from the trunk or point of attachment
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Superficial (external)
toward or at the body surface
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Deep (internal)
away from the body surface
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When a section is made through a body wall or through an organ, it is made along an imaginary surface or line called a _____
plane
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______ plane runs longitudinally and divides the body into right and left parts
sagittal
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If the sagittal plane divides the body into equal parts, right down the median plane, it is called a ______, or ______ plane
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All other sagittal planes are referred to as ______ planes
parasagittal
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______ plane sometimes called a coronal plane
frontal
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The _____ plane divides the body or an organ into anterior and posterior parts
frontal
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A ______ plane runs horizontally, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts
transverse
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When organs are sectioned along the transverse plane, the sections are commonly called ______ sections
cross
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The dorsal body cavity can be subdivided into the ____ cavity, in which the brain is enclosed within the rigid skull, and the _____ (spinal) cavity, within which the delicate spinal cord is protected by the bony vertebral column
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The superior _____ cavity is separted from the rest of the vental cavity by the dome shaped diaphragm
thoracic
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The cavity inferior to the diaphragm is often referred to as the ______ cavity
abdominopelvic
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The walls of the ventral body cavity and the outer surfaces of the organs it contains are covered with an exceedingly thin, double layered membrane called ______ or _____ membrane
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The part of the membrane lining the cavity walls is referred to as the _____ serosa, and it is continous with a similar membrane, the ______ serosa, covering the external surface of the organs within the cavity
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The serosa lining the abdominal cavity and covering its organs is the _____, enclosing the lungs is the _____, and that around the heart is the ______
- peritoneum
- pleura
- pericardium
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The abdominal surface is divided into four quadrants:
- right upper
- right lower
- left upper
- left lower
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Umbilical region:
centermost region, includes the umbilicus
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epigastric region:
overlies most of the stomach
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Hypogastric (pubic) region:
encompasses the pubic area
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Iliac (inguinal) region:
Between the ribs and the flaring portions of the hip bones
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hypochondriac regions:
overlying the ribs
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oral cavity:
mouth which contains the teeth and tongue
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nasal cavity:
part of the passages of the respiratory system
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orbital cavity:
in the skull house the eyes
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Skeletal system:
- bones
- cartilages
- tendons
- ligaments
- joints
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The ______ microscope is a precision instrument and should always be handled with care
compound
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Base:
supports the microscope
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Substage light or mirror:
located in the base
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Stage:
the platform the slide rests on while being viewed
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Condensor:
small substage lens that concentrates the light on the specimen
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Iris diaphragm lever:
Arm attached to the base of the condensor that regulates the amount of light passing through the condensor
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Coarse adjustment knob:
used to focus on the specimen
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Fine adjustment knob:
Used for precise focusing once coarse focusing has been completed
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Head or body tube:
Supports the objective lens system and the ocular lens or lenses
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Arm:
vertical portion of the microscope connecting the base and head
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Nosepiece:
rotating mechanism at the base of the head
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Objective lense:
Adjustable lens system that permits use of a scanning lens, a low power lens, a high power lens, or oil immersion lens
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Resolution:
resolving power
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All cells have three major regions or parts that can readily be identified with a light microscope:
- nucleus
- plasma membrane
- cytoplasm
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When the cell is not dividing, the genetic material is loosely dispersed throughout the nucleus in a threadlike form called _____
chromatin
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When the cell is in the process of dividing to form daughter cells, the chromatin coils and condenses, forming dense, darkly staining rodlike bodies called ______
chromosomes
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The nucleus also contains one or more small round bodies, called ______, composed primarily of proteins and ribonucleic acid
nucleoli
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The nucleus is bound by a double layered porous membrane, the _______
nuclear envelope
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The nuclear envelope is similar in composition to other cellular memranes, but it is distinguished by its large ______
nuclear pores
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In _______ transport the cell must provide energy to power the transport process
active
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In some cells the membrane is thrown into minute fingerlike projections or folds called _______
microvilli
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Suspended in the cytosol, the fluid filled cytoplasmic material, are many small structures called _______
organelles
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Ribosomes:
composed of RNA and protein
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Endoplasmic reticulum:
highly folded system of membranous tubules and cisternae (sacs) that extends throughout the cytoplasm
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Rough ER:
studded with ribosomes
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Golgi apparatus:
packaging proteins or other substances for export from the cell
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lysosomes:
Digest worn out cell organelles and foreign substances that enter the cell
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Peroxisomes:
Detoxify alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, and other harmful chemicals
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Mitochondria:
Powerhouse of the cell
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Centrioles:
- Direct the formation of the mitotic spindle during cell division
- form the bases of the cilia and flagella
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Cytoskeletal elements ramify throughout the cytoplasm, forming an internal scaffolding called the _______ that supports and moves substances within the cell
cytoskeleton
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The ______ are slender tubules formed of proteins called tubulins, which the ability to aggregate and then disaggergate spontaneously
microtubules
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_______ filaments are stable proteinaceous cytoskeletal elements that act as internal guy wires to resist mechanical (pulling) forces acting on the cells
intermediate
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_____ filaments, ribbon or cordlike elements, are formed of contractile proteins, primarily actin
micro
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_____ phase is the period of a cells life when it is carrying out its normal metabolic activities and growing
inter
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______ phase is the second phase of mitosis. the chromosomes cluster at the middle of the cell, with their centromeres precisely aligned at the extract center of the spindle
meta
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______ phase the third phase, begins abruptly as the centromeres of the chromosomes split, and each chromatid now becomes a chromosome in its own right
ana
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_____ phases begins as soon as chromsomal movement stops
telo
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In ____ processes, concentration or pressure differences drive the movement
passive
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In _____ processes, the cell provides energy to power the transport process
active
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Concentration gradient:
difference in concentration
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_____ is the movement of the molecules from a region of their higher concentration to a region of their lower concentration
diffusion
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The diffusion of solutes through a differentially permeable membrane is called _______
simple diffusion
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The diffusion of water through a differentially permeable membrane is called ______
osmosis
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_____ diffusion a process by which substances are transported across cell membranes by means of protein carrier molecules
facilitated
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A solution surrounding a cell is _______
hypertonic
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A solution surrounding a cell is ______ if it contains fewer nonpenetration solute particles than the interior of the cell
hypotonic
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Large particles and molecules are transported across the membrane by ______ transport
vesicular
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Movement may be into the cell _______ or out of the cell ______
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In ______, also called fluid phase endocytosis, the cell membrane sinks beneath the material to form a small vesicle, which then pinches off into the cell interior
pinocytosis
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In _______ (cell eating), parts of the plasma membrane and cytoplasm expand and flow around a relatively large or solid material
phagocytosis
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____ study of tissues
histology
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A thin extracellular membrane underlying epithelial tissue is called the _______
basement membrane
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_____ epithelia, consisting of one layer of cells attached to the basement membrane
simple
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____ epithelia, consisting of two or more layers of cells
stratified
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_______ epithelium is actually a simple columnar epithelium
pseudostratified
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_____ epithelium is a rather peculiar stratified squamous epithelium formed of rounded or plump cells with the ability to slide over one another to allow the organ to be stretched
transitional
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______ glands lose their surface connection (duct) as they develop. Thus they are ductless glands
Endocrine
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_____ glands retain their ducts, and their secretions empty through these ducts to an epithelial surface
exocrine
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Allows passage of materials by diffusion and filtration in sites where protection is not important. Secretes lubricating substances in serosae. Located in the kidney glomeruli, air sacs of lungs, lining of the heart, blood vessels
Simple Squamous
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Secretion and absorption. Located in the kidney tubules
simple cuboidal
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Absorption & secretion of musuc. located in the digestive tract, gallbladder, and uterus
simple columnar
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Secretion, particularly of mucus & propulsion of mucus by ciliary action. Located in the trachea and upper respiatory tract
pseudostratified columnar
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Protects underlying tissues in areas subject to abrasion. located in the esophagus, mouth, and vagina
Stratified squamous
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Stretches readily and permits distension of urinary organ by contained urine. Located in the ureters, bladder, and part of the urethra
Transitional
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______ connective tissue is a soft packaging material that cushions and protects body organs
Areolar
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_____ tissue provides insulation for the body tissues and a source of stored food
adipose
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Dense connective tissue:
ligaments and tendons
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Fibers form a soft internal skeleton that supports other cell types including white blood cells, mast cells, and macrophages. Located in the lymph nodes, bone marrow, and spleenand
Reticular connective tissue
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Provides structural strength. Located in the dermis of the skin and joints
dense irregular
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Supports and resists compressive stress. Forms cartilages of the nose, trachea, and larynx
hyaline cartilage
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Maintains the shape of a structure while allowing great flexibility. Supports the external ear
Elastic cartilage
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Tensile strength with the ability to absorb compressive shock. Located in the intervertebral discs, and discs of knee joint
fibrocartilage
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Supports and protects. Located in the bones
Osseous tissue (bone)
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Transport of respiratory gases, nutrients, and wastes. Contained within blood vessels
Blood
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The ____ are highly specialized to receive stimuli and to conduct waves of excitation, or impulses, to all part of the body
neurons
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Voluntary movement. Attached to bones or occasionally to skin
Skeletal muscle
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Found only in the heart
Cardiac muscle
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found mainly in the walls of hollow organs
smooth muscle
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single row of cells immediately adjacent to the dermis. Its cells are constantly undergoing mitotic cell division to produce millions of new cells daily
Stratum basale
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A stratum consisting of several cell layers immediately superficial to the basal layer
Stratum spinosum
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A thin layer named for the abundant granules its cells contain
stratum granulosum
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A very thin translucent band of flattened dead keratinocytes with indistinct boundaries. not present in regions of thin skin
statrum lucidum (clear layer)
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outermost epidermis layer consists of some 20 to 30 cell layers, and accounts for the bulk of the epidermal thickness
statrum corneum (horny layer)
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The superficial dermal region composed of areolar connective tissue
papillary layer
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The deepest skin layer. Composed of dense irregular connective tissue and contains many arteries and veins, sweat and sebaceous glands, and pressure receptors
Reticular layer
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the visible attached portion of the nail:
body
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the portion of the nail that grows out away from the body
free edge
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the part that is embedded in the skin and adheres to an epithelial nail bed
root
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skin folds that overlap the borders of the nail
nail folds
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the thick proximal nail fold commonly called the cuticle
eponychium
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the thickened proximal part of the nail bed containing germinal cells responsible for nail growth
nail bed
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The portion of the hair enclossed within the follicle is called the _____
root
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Portion projecting from the scalp surface is called the _____
shaft
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The hair ______ is a collection of well nourished germinal epithelial cells at the basal end of the follicle
bulb
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Deep into the dermis is the _____
hypodermis
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Small bands of smooth muscle cells connect each hair follicle to the papillary layer of the dermis
Arrector pili muscle
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____ is the product of sebaceous glands
Sebum
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These glands are distributed all over the body. Produce clear perspiration consisting primarily of water, salts, and urea
Eccrince glands (merocrine)
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found predominantly in the axillary and genital areas, these glands secrete a milky protein and fat rich substances
apocrine glands
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this bone looks smooth and homogeneous
Compact
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This bone is composed of small trabeculae of bone and lots of open space
spongy
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Synarthroses:
immovable joints
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amphiarthroses:
slightly movable joints
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diarthroses:
freely movable joints
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In _____ the irregular edges of the bones interlock and are united by very short connective tissue fibers
sutures
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______ in which a tooth is secured in a bony socket by the periodontal ligament
gomphosis
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In __________ the articulating bones are connected by short ligaments of dense fibrous tissue.
syndesmoses
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______ the bony portions are united by hyaline cartilage
synchondroses
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_______ growing together
Symphysis
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________ joints are those in which the articulating bone ends are separted by a joint cavity containing synovial fluid
Synovial
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________ a movement, generally in the sagittal plane, that decreases the angle of the joint and reduces the distance between two bones
Flexion
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A movement that increases the angle of a joint and the distance between two bones or parts of the body
Extension
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Movemet of a limb away from the midline plane of the body, generally on the frontal plane, or the fanning movement of fingers and toes when they are spread apart
Abduction
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Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body
Adduction
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Movement of a bone around its longitudinal axis without lateral or medial displacement
Rotation
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A combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction commonly oberved in ball and socket joints like the shoulder
circumduction
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Movement of the palm of the hand from an anterior or upward facing position to a posterior or downward facing position
pronation
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Movement of the palm from a posterior position to an anterior position
Supination
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A movement that results in the medial turning of the sole of the foot
Inversion
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A movement that results in the lateral turning of the sole of the foot
Eversion
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A movement of the ankle joint in a dorsal direction
Dorsiflexion
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A movement of the ankle joint in which the foot is flexed downward
plantar flexion
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