Basics
This planed divides the body into a top and a bottom
Transverse
3 layers of the skin
epidermis
dermis
subcutaneous layer
Modified sweat gland found in your external ear?
ceruminous-makes earwax (cerumen)
The praying muscle
Sternocleidomastoid
The 3 types of muscles
skeletal-striated, voluntary
smooth-Non-striated and involuntary
cardiac-striated, involuntary
The body’s ability to maintain a stable internal environment in response to a changing environment
Homeostasis
What is your dark pigment called?
secreted by what?
Melanin
melanocytes in the EPIdermis
range of color yellow to black
Terms for fever
febrile, hyperthermia, pyrexia
T >100.4
Vastus lateralis, vastus medialus, vastus intermedius and rectus femoris make up your what muscles?
Quadriceps
1.Directly to bone or tissue
2.Tendon-muscle to bone
3. Aponeurosis-fascia that attaches muscle to bone or muscle to muscle
The lungs are in this cavity
Thoracic cavity-In the pleural cavities
Some melanocyte malfunction
vitiligo, freckles, moles, albinism
Body's thermostat
Normal body temperature
Hypothalamus
98.6F
37C
What are your rotator cuff muscles?
teres minor, infraspinatus, supraspinatus, Subscapularis
Sustained muscle contraction
tetanus
This quadrant is where you would feel stomach pain
LUQ
Sign of poor oxygenation?
yellowing of the skin?
cyanosis
jaundice-bilirubin deposited, liver failure/damage
Why is it important to keep newborns warm?
They cant shiver, large surface area
The chief muscle of breathing?
Who is the supporting actor for the lungs?
diaphragm
intercostal muscles
”helper muscles” that assist the prime mover
synergist
This region is below the belly button
Hypogastric region
Two types of sweat gland?
Where are they located?
Apocrine-hairy areas, axilla (armpits), genitals think "body odor"
Eccrine-all over but large amount on bottom of feet, think "stinky feet"-most amount
1st and 2nd-depending on how deep down it goes.
trumpet or puffing your cheek muscle
buccinator
3 causes for muscle atrophy
-disuse (like in an illness)
-denervation (paralysis)
-senile (aging)