Tissues
What is the first step of tissue repair?
Inflammation and clot formation
Which epidermal layer is only found in thick skin such as the palms and soles of hands and feet?
Stratum lucidum
What is ossification?
Bone formation
Where are the tibia, femur, and fibula found?
Name one place where smooth muscle tissue can be found.
GI tract, uterus, respiratory tract
What skin marking provides our handprints, footprints, and fingerprints?
Dermal papillae
What are the two layers of the dermis?
Papillary and reticular
Which type of bone marrow is made from mostly fat?
Yellow marrow
Which region is the zygomatic bone found in?
The skull
Why is the hypodermis so effective as a shock absorber?
It's made of mostly adipose tissue (fat)
Define the difference between exocrine and endocrine glands.
Exocrine glands secrete into ducts, endocrine glands secrete into the bloodstream
Name the five layers of the epidermis in order from top to bottom.
Corneum, lucidum, granulosum, spinosum, basale
What are the honeycomb units inside spongy bone called?
Trabeculae
Which division of the skeleton contains the thoracic cage, skull, and vertebral column?
Axial skeleton
Which type of bone marrow is most hematopoietic?
Red marrow
Which cutaneous receptor responds to touch or light pressure?
Meissner's corpuscles
Which layer of the epidermis is actively mitotic?
Stratum basale
Which bone cell secretes the matrix of the bone?
Osteoblasts
What are the joints of the skull called?
Sutures
Which type of bone growth causes an increase in width?
Appositional growth
What is the difference between simple and stratified epithelia?
Simple has one layer of cells, stratified has at least two layers
Which layer of the epidermis is actively mitotic?
Stratum basale
What are the two locations of osteogenic cells?
Periosteum and endosteum
What are the five regions of the spine?
Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccyx
Which bone cell is responsible for resorption?
Osteoclasts