THIN THINGS
What is the thin filament in the sarcomere called?
The name for the knee joint sounds like this door part
What is a hinge?
The nose is composed mostly of this type of substance
What is cartilage?
Ligament injury
What is a sprain?
This autoimmune disease destroys melanocytes
What is vitiligo?
Thin skin is missing this layer of the epidermis
What is the stratum lucidum?
The shoulder and hip are examples of ball and this joint.
What is socket?
This part of the head has the thinnest skin
What are the eyelids?
Sideways curvature of the spine
What is scoliosis?
Impetigo is a skin infection caused by this type of organism.
The thinner of the two lower leg bones
What is the fibula?
What is saddle?
This type of skin cancer is most commonly found on the head and neck
What is basal cell carcinoma?
This large neck muscle with a long name helps your rotate your head
What is the sternocleidomastoid muscle?
This type of fracture causes one side of the bone to be break and the other side to only bend
What is greenstick fracture?
The thinner of the two forearm bones
What is the radius?
This type of joint allows your neck to rotate
What is pivot joint?
The head is supported by this cervical vertebrae which shares it name with a Greek titan and a book about geography.
What is atlas?
This epidermal layer is where new cells are formed
What is stratum basale or stratum germinatum?
Common types of the disease linked to the X chromosome and Becker and Duchenne
What is Muscular Dystrophy?
The thin muscle that runs the length of your thigh and is the longest muscle in the body
What is the sartorius muscle?
Skull bones are held together by this type of immovable joint.
What are suture joints?
This part of the head contains the smallest bones
What is the inner ear?
The patella is an example of this type of bone
What is sesamoid bone?
This is a viral infection of the nerves that control skeletal muscle
What is polio?