Integumentary System
This is the largest organ of the human body and forms the outer covering of the body.
What is the skin?
This structure controls most of the activities of the cell and contains DNA.
What is the nucleus?
This type of tissue connects muscles to bones.
What are tendons?
This common condition causes red, itchy, inflamed skin and may be associated with an allergic reaction.
What is dermatitis?
The medical term for inflammation of a joint is formed using the suffix -itis.
What is arthritis?
This layer of skin is the outermost layer and contains keratinocytes.
What is the epidermis?
This organelle is often called the "powerhouse of the cell" because it produces ATP.
What are the mitochondria?
This type of tissue connects bone to bone at a joint.
What are ligaments?
This condition involves inflammation of a joint and commonly causes pain and stiffness.
What is arthritis?
The medical term for a muscle is my/o. A disease involving inflammation of muscle tissue is called this.
What is myositis?
This protein gives the skin, hair, and nails strength and helps provide protection.
What is keratin?
This structure controls what substances enter and leave the cell.
What is the cell membrane?
This muscle is responsible for involuntary movement of the heart.
What is cardiac muscle?
This chronic skin condition is characterized by rapid production and buildup of skin cells, producing thick, scaly plaques.
What is psoriasis?
The combining form oste/o refers to this structure.
What is bone?
These glands produce an oily substance called sebum that helps lubricate the skin and hair.
What are sebaceous glands?
These structures are responsible for making proteins.
What are ribosomes?
This type of muscle is attached to bones and is generally under voluntary control.
What is skeletal muscle?
This term describes inflammation of a tendon and commonly causes pain with movement.
What is tendinitis?
The combining form derm/o or dermat/o refers to this organ.
What is the skin?
These specialized cells in the epidermis produce the pigment responsible for much of the skin's color.
What are melanocytes?
This organelle modifies, sorts, and packages proteins for transport within or outside the cell.
What is the Golgi apparatus?
This connective tissue covers the ends of bones at many joints and helps reduce friction.
What is articular cartilage?
This potentially serious type of skin cancer originates from melanocytes.
What is melanoma?
Using medical terminology, osteomyelitis refers to an infection/inflammation involving this structure and its surrounding tissue.
What is bone?