Anatomical direction the is further from the trunk
What is proximal
This type of tissue is made of neurons and neuroglial cells
Nervous tissue
Smallest living unit of the body
What is a Cell?
The body’s ability to keep a stable internal environment
What is homeostasis?
The outermost layer of the skin
What is the epidermis?
The examination of large structural features in the human body is typically visible to the unaided eye
What is gross anatomy
You use this type of tissue to kick a ball
What is skeletal muscle
Groups of similar cells that work together to do a jobWhat is a tissue?
What is a tissue?
This feedback type reverses a change, like sweating when you’re hot
What is negative feedback?
The deepest epidermal layer, where stem cells divide
What is the stratum basale?
Framework that describes how multiple social identities overlap to create unique experiences
What is Intersectionality
This tissue line the gi tract
what is simple columnar
The 4 basic tissue types
What are epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous?
The brain region that acts as the body’s thermostat
What is the hypothalamus?
The layer found only in thick skin, like on the palms and soles
What is the stratum lucidum?
A patient comes into the ED with [Blank] burns on both there left and right legs
What is bi-lateral
This tissue is great for gas exchange and is therefore found in your lungs
What is simple squamous
The tough protein that fills keratinocytes and waterproofs skin
What is keratin?
When you’re cold, dermal blood vessels do this to keep heat in the core
What is vasoconstriction?
The epidermal layer made of dead, keratin-filled cells that flake off
What is the stratum corneum?
This cavity is located inferior to your ribs and superior to your lumbar cavity
What is Hypochondriac cavity
This type of tissue changes shape based on the physiological environment it is in
What is Transitional tissue?
The pigment made by melanocytes that protects DNA from UV light
What is melanin?
Hot, dry skin happens with this heat illness because sweating fails
What is heat stroke?
The layer under the dermis, made of areolar and adipose tissue
What is the hypodermis (subcutaneous layer)?