what is the plasma membrane?
a double layer of phospholipids with embedded proteins
what's the difference between spongy and compact bone?
compact bone is the smooth hard outer layer, spongy bone is the soft mesh, most inner part of the bone.
what are the three sutures on the skull?
the coronal suture, the squamous suture, and the lambdoid suture.
what is the outermost cell layer on hair?
the cuticle
what are the bones in your wrists classified as?
short bones
what do cell junctions do?
joins cells together and inhibits movement of molecules between or past cells.
what is this?
long bone
what is the third division of the skull called?
posterior cranial fossa
what are the cells of the epidermis?
keratinocytes, melanocytes, dendritic cells, and tactical epithelial cells
what are the two major phases of the cell cycle?
interphase and cell division
what are the four phases of mitosis?
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase
what three surfaces help form joints?
heads, facets, and condyles
how many bones in total is the skull made up of?
22; 14 facial and 8 cranial
which gland produces oil into hair follicles?
sebaceous glands
what does this picture illustrate?
skin structure
what are these two illustrations showing?
Mitosis
where is this flat bone found?
sternum
the first 7 ribs are called what? and the last 4 are called?
1-7 true ribs, 8-12 false ribs
what are the three major types of skin cancer?
basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma
define "Tuberosity"
large rounded projection
what is this?
the nucleus
what are the 5 types of bone cells?
osteoprogenitor, osteoblasts, osteocytes, osteoclasts, and bone lining
the vertebrae column is composed of?
7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 fused vertebrae sacrum (sacral), and 4 fused vertebrae (coccyx)
hair and nails are hardened by what?
Keratin
yellow pigmentation in the skin, also known as jaundice, is usually an effect of what?
The liver not functioning properly