Integumentary System
This is the body's largest organ, extensively covering and protecting the body with an area of about 20 square feet in adults.
What is the skin?
These attach muscle to bone; provide durability and elasticity.
What are tendons?
This system is used to determine blood types.
What is the ABO system?
This forms the central axis of the body and includes the skull, neck, vertebral column, and thoracic cage. It includes a total of 80 bones.
What is the axial skeleton?
These carry blood away from the heart.
What are arteries?
This is the deep layer of the skin
composed of the papillary and
reticular layers.
What is the dermis?
These extend the forearm at the elbow and stabilizes the shoulder joint.
What are triceps brachii?
A condition in which the ability of the blood to carry oxygen is reduced, often due to a decrease in red blood cells or hemoglobin.
What is anemia?
The facial skeleton consists of this many bones that form the structure of the face and protect the sensory organs. These bones also provide attachment points for muscles of facial expression and mastication.
What is 14 bones?
Tiny blood vessels that connect arterioles and venules, the site of gas, nutrient, and waste exchange between blood and tissues. They have only a single layer of endothelial cells to facilitate exchange.
What are capillaries?
These are the membranes that line the
fibrous capsules surrounding
joints, bursae, and tendon
sheaths; secrete lubricating
fluid.
What are synovial
membranes?
This flexes the lumbar spine, aids in respiration, and maintains posture.
What is the rectus abdominus?
This is located between the left atrium and left ventricle. It prevents backflow of blood into the left atrium when the left ventricle contracts.
What is the Bicuspid (Mitral) Valve?
The central cavity within a long bone, containing bone
marrow, either red (hematopoietic) or yellow (adipose), depending on the bone's function.
What is the medullary cavity?
These are thinner than arterial walls due to lower pressure, containing valves to prevent backflow of blood.
What are venous walls?
This detection methods helps discover melanoma.
What are the ABCDEs of melanoma detection?
Formed by the mandible, sternocleidomastoid muscle, and the midline of the neck. This contains vital structures such as the carotid arteries, internal jugular vein, and vagus nerve.
What is the anterior triangle of the neck?
This is the outer layer of the heart, which is also part of the pericardium (the protective sac surrounding the heart).
What is the epicardium?
A type of bone cell involved in the resorption and breakdown of bone tissue, crucial for bone remodeling and repair.
What is the osteoclast?
The middle layer, composed of smooth muscle and
elastic fibers, but much thinner than in arteries, reflecting the lower pressure in veins.
What is tunica media?
These detect harmful stimuli, leading to the sensation of pain.
What are nociceptors?
This is located deep in the gluteal region; important for hip stabilization and movement.
What is the piriformis
Known as the pacemaker of the heart, this is responsible for initiating the electrical impulses that set the heart rate.
What is the sinoatrial (SA) node?
These are characterized by dense fibrous connective tissue and allow for little to no movement. Examples include sutures in the skull, syndesmosis between the radius and ulna, and gomphosis between teeth and their sockets.
What are fibrous joints?
This is a dural venous sinus within the brain that drains blood from the brain, receiving blood from the transverse sinus, and empties into the internal jugular vein.
What is the sigmoid sinus?