Integumentary
System
System
The primary means of body heat loss.
What is radiation?
the shapes of bones.
what can be classified into long, flat, short, or irregular?
Repeating units of skeletal muscle fibers called myofibrils.
What are Sarcomeres?
the meaning of -clast.
to break down.
osteoclast: cell that breaks down bone tissue
it is what a smooth bundle of muscle cells that attach to each hair follicle form.
What are arrector pili?
the process of blood cell formation.
What is hematopoiesis?
two regulatory proteins that are associated with actin filaments.
What are troponin and tropomyosin?
the meaning of condyl-
a rounded, bony process
it is mostly water, but also contains small amounts of salts and wastes such as urea and uric acid.
What is sweat?
Vitamins required for normal bone development and growth?
What are Vitamins A, C and D?
A - necessary for osteoblast and osteoclast activity
C - required for collagen synthesis
D - necessary for absorbing calcium
The initial source of energy available to regenerate ATP from ADP and phosphate.
What is creatine phosphate?
the meaning of pole-
to make, produce.
the more common name for cerumen.
What is ear wax?
the line that forms when flat bones of the skull grow together and tightly.
What is a suture?
three types of muscle contractions
what is eccentric, isometric, and isotonic?
a relatively deep pit or depression
What is a fossa?
a disorder of the sebaceous glands where excess sebum and squamous epithelial cells clog the glands.
What is acne?
the second cervical vertebra that lies in the ring of the atlas?
What is the axis?
The first causes an action and the second works against the action.
What is the difference between agonist and an antagonist?
a furrow or groove in the bone.
What is a sulcus?