Tissue
What tissue type is in the dermis of your skin?
Dense Irregular Connective
What is Desquamation?
shedding skin cells
What cells break down bone?
Osteoclasts break down bone
What type of bone does intramembranous ossification make?
Flat bone
What component of fibrous cartilage causes its rigid and stable function?
Collagen Fibers
What tissue type has few cells and is made mostly of extracellular matrix?
Epithieal
What cells are involved in melanin formation?
Melanocytes and keratinocytes
A patient came in with a suspected broken hamate bone in their wrist. What shape of bone would be X-rayed?
Short Bone
What do Mesenchyme cells differentiate into?
Osteoblast
What lines the cavity of a freely movable joint and secretes the fluid that fills that joint? What is this fluid called?
Synovial membrane secretes synovial fluid
What type of tissue is adipose tissue, and what does it store?
Adipose Tissue is connective tissue that stores fat
Which is more important in determining skin color, number of melanocytes or amount of melanin?
The amount of melanin is most important for determining skin color; all humans have very similar number of melanocytes, it just depends on how much melanin that cell produces.
What heals faster, bone or cartilage?
Bone heals faster
Higher Understanding Question: Why does cartilage heal more slowly?
What is Osteoid?
Pre-bone is formed by osteoblasts
What is the joint classification of your pubic symphysis? Explain why it is classified this way.
The pubic symphysis is an amphiarthrosis; the pubic symphysis has a little bit of movement, especially during pregnancy
What blood cell is important for your body’s immune response?
Leukocytes
Why is the integumentary system necessary for Vitamin D production?
When UV light hits the skin, it activates the precursor molecule for vitamin D
Where do you find red bone marrow?
Spongy Bone,
Epiphyses area in long bones, and the diploe in flat bones
How are intramembranous ossification and endochondral ossification different?
Endochondral ossification uses a template made from hyaline cartilage
Endochondral ossification forms long bones
Intramembranous ossification forms flat bones
Higher Understand Question: Why is it important that we have different processes to make bones?
What are two examples of gliding joints found in your body?
Ankle and in vertebral (between the articular process
What is the difference between dense regular and irregular connective tissue?
Dense regular stretches in one direction (looks like a rope), Irregular stretch stress in multiple directions
Why do blocked pores cause pimples?
Blocked pores lack oxygen; the bacteria produce acid, causing redness.
What are the layers of flat bone?
Outer layer (Periosteum), compact bone on either side of the diploe
After long bones mature, is there any cartilage left? If so, where can it be found?
There is cartilage left, found at the ends of the bones on the articular surfaces and growth plates
What is the difference between synarthroses, Amphiarthrosis, and Diarthrosis joints?
Synarthrosis-not moveable, Amphiarthrosis-slightly moveable, Diarthrosis-freely movable