Integumentary System
The crescent-shaped whitish area at the base of the nail.
What is the lanula?
Type of muscle contraction that is constant at low levels and helps us posture
Middle layer of the membrane covering the brain and spinal cord is called the
Arachnoid mater
Ribs that don't connect to any other ribs are called _________ ribs.
Floating
These senses are found throughout the body and include touch, temperature, and pain.
What are general senses?
The ABCDE rule is used to assess this potentially fatal skin cancer.
Melanoma
This term describes the attachment point of a muscle that remains stationary during movement.
What is the origin?
The thalamus and hypothalamus are located in this brain region.
What is the diencephalon.
Inside the diaphysis of the bone is this hollowed out cavity
Medullary cavity
Type of receptor that responds to light
Photorecpetor
A way to estimate how much body surface area is burned
What is the rule of nines?
This cheek muscle raises the corners of the mouth for smiling.
What is the zygomaticus ?
The CSF is absorbed back into the bloodstream through these structures.
What are arachnoid villil?
The cartilage plate found near the ends of long bones where growth occurs in children.
What is the epiphyseal plate?
The olfactory nerve carries smell information directly to this part of the brain, which is linked to emotion and memory.
What is the limbic system?
Name the 3 types of epithelial membranes
Cutaneous, serous and mucous membranes
This hip muscle flexes the thigh toward the trunk.
What is the Iliopsoas?
These come closer together when actin and myosin filaments slide past each other, shortening the sarcomere and producing muscle contraction.
What are Z lines?
This type of joints allow slight movement, such as between vertebrae.
What are amphiarthrosis joints?
Structure that lets light into the eye
Pupil
This layer, not technically part of the skin, connects the dermis to underlying structures and contains stored fat.
What is the subcutaneous (hypodermis) layer?
What is the strong, fibrous tissue that connects muscles to bones?
What is a tendon?
When a nerve impulse encounters a section of a neuron covered by a myelin sheath, it doesn’t travel smoothly along the membrane — instead, it jumps from one gap to the next.
What is this process called?
What is saltatory conduction?
This is made up of the two coxal bones plus the sacrum
What is the pelvic girdle?
These small bumps on the surface of the tongue contain most of the taste buds.
What are papillae?